Portrait Katja Perat

Katja
Perat

Katja Perat is an acclaimed Slovenian poet. Her first poetry collection The Best Have Fallen (Najboljši so padli) came out in 2011 and received both the Best Debut Award and the Kritiško sito Award, an award bestowed by the Slovenian Literary Critics’ Association for best book of the year. The Masochist (Mazohistka),is her first novel.

Katja Perat is an acclaimed Slovenian poet. Her first poetry collection The Best Have Fallen (Najboljši so padli) came out in 2011 and received both the Best Debut Award and the Kritiško sito Award, an award bestowed by the Slovenian Literary Critics’ Association for best book of the year. The Masochist (Mazohistka),is her first novel.

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