Mojca Kumerdej

Mojca Kumerdej
Born	1964
Occupation	writer, philosopher, critic
Notable work(s)	Fragma, Temna snov

Mojca Kumerdej (born 1964) is a Slovene writer, philosopher and critic.^[1] She works as the cultural chronicler for the daily newspaper Delo.

Kumerdej graduated in philosphy and sociology of culture from the University of Ljubljana. Her debut novel Krst nad Triglavom (The Baptism Over Mount Triglav) is a parody and a witty and ironical revision of one of Slovene literary history's most important works, the epic poem Krst pri Savici (The Baptism at the Savica) by France Prešeren.^[2] Her next two published books, Fragma and Temna snov, are collections of short stories. Her stories have been translated into many languages and have been published in various Slovene and foreign literary journals and anthologies.^[3]

Published works

• Krst nad Triglavom (The Baptism Over Mount Triglav), novel, (2001)
• Fragma (Fragma), short stories, (2003)^[4]
• Temna snov (Dark Matter), short stories, (2011)^[5]

References

1. ^ "Slovene Writers' Association site" (in Slovene). Slovene writers' portal. DSP Slovene Writers' Association. http://www.drustvo-dsp.si/si/pisatelji/1427/detail.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
2. ^ Words Without Borders, the Online Magazine for International Literature
3. ^ Mojca Kumerdej at the Frankrurt Book Fair, flyer published by the Slovenian Book Agency
4. ^ Short story in English Under the Surface from Fragma on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site
5. ^ Short story in English Hepatica from Temna snov on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site

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Name	Kumerdej, Mojca
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Short description	writer, philosopher and critic
Date of birth	1964
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