Tackling Difficult Topics, Vojnović Uses Doubt

Ljubljana, 29 June - Goran Vojnović is only 33 and has only written two novels, but both have won him the coveted Kresnik Prize for novel of the year. Both "Jugoslavija, moja dežela" (Yugoslavia, My Country) and his debut, the 2008 "Čefurji raus!", explore the problems and anxieties of second-generation immigrants from the former Yugoslavia.

Ljubljana
Goran Vojnović, winner of this year's Kresnik Prize for novel of the year.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Goran Vojnović, winner of this year's Kresnik Prize for novel of the year.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Goran Vojnović, winner of this year's Kresnik Prize for novel of the year.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Goran Vojnović, winner of this year's Kresnik Prize for novel of the year.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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