Jelena Lengold

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Jelena Lengold
Born1959 (age 66–67)
Kruševac
OccupationPoet, novelist, journalist
Notable worksVašarski Mađioničar (Fairground Magician)
Notable awards EU Prize for Literature

Jelena Lengold (born 1959) is a Serbian poet, novelist and journalist. A longtime cultural reporter for Radio Belgrade, Lengold has published a number of books, including poetry, novels, and short stories.

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Biography

She was born in Kruševac.

Her short story collection Vašarski Mađioničar or "Fairground Magician" as it translates in English, [1] was published by Istros Books in 2013. "Fairground Magician" won the EU Prize for Literature. [2]

Her poetry collection Bunar teških reči was awarded with Jefimijin vez. [3] She received Andrić Prize for her short story collection Raščarani svet. [4]

Lengold's books have been translated into English, German, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish, Greek, Czech, Slovenian, Hungarian and Albanian. [5]

Works

Poetry collections

Short story collections

Novels

References

  1. ↑ "Jelena Lengold | EU Prize for Literature". www.euprizeliterature.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  2. ↑ "EU Prize for Literature - Jelena Lengold". Archived from the original on August 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Jeleni Lengold nagrada „Jefimijin vez"". Politika Online. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Andrićeva nagrada - Zadužbina Ive Andrića". www.ivoandric.org.rs. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Jelena Lengold | Arhipelag" . Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  6. ↑ "Dvanaest priča o ljubavi i životu prepunom pitanjima: Nova knjiga "Dirakova jednačina" Jelene Lengold u izdanju Arhipelaga - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2025-07-27. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
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