Hello
Gentle Reader
Daša
Drndić was a critically acclaimed Croatian writer, whose works were just beginning
to set root in other languages, specifically: English. Not surprising
considering she was a doctorate and professor in English language/literature
and creative writing, and English language and literature were her areas of
study throughout most of her education—her bachelor’s degree focused on English
language and literature philology; her master’s degree was in communications
and theatre, while her doctorate degree returned to English language and
literature—alongside being a professor and lecturer on English
language/literature and creative writing, Daša Drndić was editor and
translator; most importantly she was a writer. As a writer, Daša Drndić,
literary perspectives were more homegrown, historical and tragic. Throughout her
literary overview she tackled the themes and scenes of horrors from the twentieth
century; including the Holocaust, Soviet Union, and the Balkans war. Yet unlike
many writers who wrote long and dry academic passages and investigations,
documenting the horrors through dates, stats, and facts; Daša Drndić imagined
and reimagined these tragedies, and the personal stories lost in the horrors of
the time. Her work was often called a sucker punch to the stomach, relentless
in depicting and retelling the horrors that have taken place during the past century,
yet despite the tragedy often researched, investigated and retold in her work,
there are moments of grace, beauty and humanity. Beyond writing fiction and
prose, she often wrote radio dramas performed in her native Croatia, as well as
writing scripts for radio programs; as well as writing articles and opinion
pieces for newspapers. Before her death, Daša Drndić, spoke forlornly and with
unease about the rise of fascism and the terrors of the common age, which she
has called an age of “aggressive revisionism,”—and offered a warning that there
is no such idea of concept as moderate fascism or favorable Nazism; and worries
the dark face of fascism is once again on the rise and steadily so. Daša Drndić died on June 6th,
after succumbing to a battle with cancer, which she has fought for the past two
years. She was renowned for being a striking, frank, and humanely concerned
writer, one who wrote about the darkest points of history, and gave voice and
an identity to the victims; and brining the personal to the historical.
Rest
in Peace, Daša Drndić
Thank-you
For Reading Gentle Reader
Take
Care
And
As Always
Stay
Well Read
M.
Mary
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