Mojca Kumerdej (born 1964) is a Slovene writer, philosopher and critic. She works as the cultural chronicler for the daily newspaper Delo.
Biography Kumerdej graduated in philosophy 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.Words Without Borders, the Online Magazine for International Literature 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.Mojca Kumerdej at the Frankrurt Book Fair, flyer published by the Slovenian Book Agency.
In 2017, Kumerdej received a Prešeren Fund Award for her second novel Kronosova žetev. In 2023 she received annual Cankar Award.
Published works Krst nad Triglavom (The Baptism over Mount Triglav), novel, (2001) Fragma (Fragma), short stories, (2003)Short story in English Under the Surface from Fragma on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site Temna snov (Dark Matter), short stories, (2011)Short story in English Hepatica from Temna snov on Read Central Slovenian Literature in Translation site Kronosova žetev (Chronos' Harvest), novel (2016)
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