- Ivan Kušan
Ivan Kušan (b.
August 30 ,1933 ) is a Croatian writer.Ivan Kušan was born in
Sarajevo , in the family of Jakša Kušan, bookstore owner and one of the most respected members of local intelligentsia. The family moved toZagreb in 1939. At the age of 10 Ivan Kušan discovered his writing talent and wrote his first novel.Later, Ivan Kušan discovered taste for world travel and visual arts. In 1950s he worked on Radio Zagreb. From 1980 to 1994 he taught at Drama Arts Academy of
University of Zagreb .Ivan Kušan published his first book in 1956. His specialty became children's novels, and some of them, like "Lažeš, Melita" and "Koko u Parizu", became very popular. In a later stages of his writing career Kušan found taste for erotic fiction. He also wrote a novel about famous outlaw
Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga , later adapted into 1991 motion picture.Ivan Kušan was married twice and has one son from first marriage.
Books by Ivan Kušan
Ivan Kušan published four
short story collections and fifteen novels, but he is best known for his children books. He wrote one short story collection, "Strašni kauboj" consisting of 30 stories usually 5-10 pages long. Other children books are eight novels. These are inchronological order : "Uzbuna na Zelenom Vrhu", "Koko i duhovi", "Domaća zadaća", "Zagonetni dječak", "Lažeš, Melita", "Koko u Parizu", "Ljubav ili smrt" and "Koko u Kninu".cite book
last=Kušan
first=Ivan
title=Koko u Kninu
origyear=1996
accessdate=2008-07-17
publisher=Znanje
location=Zagreb
language=Croatian
isbn=953647316X
pages=p. 245
chapter=Note about the Author] His most famous book is "Koko u Parizu". It has been adapted for atheater play.References
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