The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
Education:Language Learning
For me some of the most satisfying episodes we do are when we talk to book lovers from other countries. What is it like to be a book lover from far-reaching places around the world? In the past we have talked to readers and writers from Ireland, Somalia, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. This week, we are headed to Croatia to speak with Ivana Murk who gives us a window into her life as a child growing up, learning to read both the Cyrillic alphabet which Slavic languages are based on and the Latin alphabet. She learned English in school starting in 3rd grade and now she now reads books in both Croatian and English. We talk with her about Croatian authors who you might want to find translations for if possible, why the skill of a book translator is so important, and what authors you have probably heard of who are particularly popular in her country.
We feel it would be helpful to give you just a brief little summary of Croatian history in the last 50 years that is most relevant to this episode. Croatia was a part of the former Yugoslavia, which also included Serbia, Bosnia, Hercegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia, and Montenegro. In 1991, Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia. This did not happen peacefully. This was followed by the Bosnia War from 1992-1995 which pitted Croatians, Bosnians, and Serbians against each other and has been called the bloodiest event in Europe since World War II. Geographically, Croatia is very close to Italy to the West by way of the Adriatric Sea, Austria and Hungary to the north, and Bosnia to the West.
You can find Ivana on instagram at @books.with.tutus_and_sons and at her blogsite books.with.tutusandsons.com
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Books Mentioned in this Episode:
1- Girl at War by Sara Nović
2- Chasing a Croatian Girl by Cody McClain Brown
3- The Famous Five by Enid Blyton
4- The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
5- Grimm's Fairy Tales
6- Croatian Tales of Long Ago by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić
7- Various poetry by Dobriša Cesarić
8- Various poetry by Vesna Parun
9- Gordana by Marija Jurić (pen name: Zagorka) and other series
10- Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
11- Various works by Elif Shafak
12- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
13- Anxious People Fredrik Backman
14- Various works by Colleen Hoover
15- Dark Mother Earth by Kristian Novak
16- The Gypsy, But The Most Beautiful by Kristian Novak
17- Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
18- This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
19- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
20- A Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon
21- Shantaram by Gregory Davis Roberts
22- Odin's Child by Siri Pettersen
23- Love Stories by Trent Dalton
24- The Guncle by Steven Rowley
25- Every Bone a Prayer by Ashley Blooms
26- Where I Can't Follow by Ashley Blooms
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S. 6 Ep. 121 Books Are My People with guest Jennifer Caloyeras 2-2-22
S. 6 Ep. 120 - A Doctor in the House with guest Kimmery Martin
Season 6 Ep. 119 A Playground of Empathy with Guest Andrew Harris 1-19-22
Season 6 Ep. 118 Love is Hell with Guest Gwenda Bond
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Season 5 Ep. 117 In The Weed(s) with Memoir and History with Guest Alia Volz
Season5 Episode 116 Real Life Virginia Book Women with Guests Lisa Signorelli and Kristen Thrower
Season 5 Ep. 115 Page-Turning Artistry with Guest Valerie Saverie
Season 5 Ep. 114 Bringing Book People Together with Guest Anna Ford
Season 5 Ep 113 Around the World in an Anxious Mind with Guest Jeremy Hance 11-17-21
Season 5 Ep. 112 Early Bird Holiday Book Buys with Bookseller Sam Miller 11-10-21
Ep. 111 Existential Book People Problems with guest Bailey from ‘The To Read List Podcast‘ 11-3-21
Season 5 Ep. 110 A Skull And His Bones with Guests Jeremy and Hermione Tankard 10-27-21
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