Literature Library author
Slavenka Drakulić
A concise guide to Slavenka Drakulić's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
Author overview
Slavenka Drakulić (1949–2026) was a novelist and essayist whose body of work spans fiction and nonfiction prose. This writing is in Croatian and associated with Croatia. Major works and useful reading starting points include Hologrami straha, How we survived communism and even laughed, and Mramorna koža. Key themes include women's bodies and autonomy, communism and post-communist life, and war, nationalism, and ordinary complicity.
Reading pathway
Begin with Hologrami straha, then move to How we survived communism and even laughed, then move to Mramorna koža.
Representative starting points
These are Literature Library reading suggestions by an IB PRL author, not titles prescribed by the IB.