Ivan Kušan
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Ivan Kušan 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 to Zagreb
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.
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 in chronological order: Uzbuna na Zelenom Vrhu, Koko i duhovi, Domaća zadaća, Zagonetni dječak, Lažeš, Melita, Koko u Parizu, Ljubav ili smrt and Koko u Kninu. His most famous book is Koko u Parizu. It has been adapted for a theater play.
Ivan Kušan was born in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, in the family of Jakša Kušan, bookstore owner and one of the most respected members of local intelligentsia. The family moved to Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
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
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
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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
Jovo Stanisavljevic Caruga
Jovan "Jovo" Stanisavljević , known by his nickname Čaruga was a 20th-century Serb outlaw in Slavonia in the early 20th century....
, later adapted into 1991 motion picture
Caruga (film)
Čaruga is a 1991 Croatian film directed by Rajko Grlić. Based on the novel by Ivan Kušan, it tells a true story about legendary Slavonian bandit Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga....
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Ivan Kušan was married twice and has one son from first marriage.
Books by Ivan Kušan
Ivan Kušan published four short storyShort story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
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 in chronological order: Uzbuna na Zelenom Vrhu, Koko i duhovi, Domaća zadaća, Zagonetni dječak, Lažeš, Melita, Koko u Parizu, Ljubav ili smrt and Koko u Kninu. His most famous book is Koko u Parizu. It has been adapted for a theater play.