Jelena Živić: Haglovi

Dina retreats to a cottage on the edge of the forest to write and find peace from her own demons. Her garden, her Croatian shepherd dog Veles, and the silence of the forest provide her with solace, until encounters with the enigmatic gamekeeper Nikola turn anticipation and hope into doubt, secrets, and confusing feelings. "Haglovi", Jelena Živić's debut novel, is a dark and tense psychological drama along the Danube, about solitude, desire, and the border between love and obsession. Morana Publishing House will also be presented with the book. About the author and the novel • Jelena Živić combines strange elements with the cultural heritage, atmosphere, and motifs of Eastern Slavonia in her writing. • For "Haglovi", she won the Artefakt Award for the best genre novel published in 2025, and the novel was also nominated for the tportal literary award. Applications • Applications for participation are accepted via the application form. Organizer • Rijeka City Library