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Catch the Rabbit (novel)

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Catch the Rabbit
AuthorLana Bastašić
Original titleUhvati zeca
LanguageSerbo-Croatian
PublisherKontrast
Publication date
1 September 2018
ISBN978-8-689-20391-2

Catch the Rabbit (Serbian: Uhvati zeca) is the debut novel by the Serbian and Bosnian author Lana Bastašić, originally published in Serbo-Croatian in 2018. It was a laureate of the European Union Prize for Literature in 2020.[1] It was turned into a play by the Sarajevo National Theatre in 2024.[2][3]

Reception

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Irina Dumitrescu of the Los Angeles Review of Books called Catch the Rabbit "[a] funny, fast, and gripping novel filled with observations of Bosnian society that are both tender and incisive."[4] Cory Oldweiler of the Minnesota Star Tribune said that it is "[a] rich, rewarding debut novel".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "European Union Prize for Literature announces 2020 laureates". European Union Prize for Literature. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ "U Narodnom pozorištu praizvedena dramska predstava "Uhvati zeca"". Sarajevo National Theatre (in Bosnian). 13 October 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Teatarska kritika MESS-a: 'Uhvati zeca' - Iz poštovanja prema romanu". Radio Sarajevo (in Bosnian). 14 October 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ^ Dumitrescu, Irina (18 August 2021). "A Heroine's Journey: On Lana Bastašić's "Catch the Rabbit"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ^ Oldweiler, Cory (18 June 2021). "Review: 'Catch the Rabbit,' by Lana Bastašic". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved 22 January 2025.