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Born and raised in Skopje, North Macedonia, Nika Gavrovska<\/strong> (1987) is the founder of \u201cGavroche Books\u201d, an independent publishing house of literary fiction and creative non-fiction based in Skopje and founded in 2017. Through her publishing house, she provides a platform for emerging writers and illustrators and empowers them to share their unique narrative of the world. Beyond her academic pursuits and teaching responsibilities at the French Language Department at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Nika actively engages with the wider literary community. She has participated in panel discussions over the importance of children\u2019s literature and organized workshops that explore the interplay between the visual and the verbal narrative in illustrated books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Writing primarily for children, Nika ventures into non-typical genres, frequently exploring the realms of magical realism and fantasy. Her work transcends conventional boundaries, inviting young readers into worlds where the extraordinary intertwines with the familiar, sparking imagination and wonder at every turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nika is the author of \u201cBel\u201d (2019), a picture book illustrated by Risto Avramovski; \u201cBambino\u201d (2022), an illustrated story created with Nikola Radulovi\u0107, which received the White Raven award 2023 and got published in Chinese; \u201cWord by Word\u201d (2021), a visual wordbook illustrated by Natasha Andonova; and most recently, \u201cThe Wind’s Tale\u201d, also illustrated by Natasha Andonova, a children\u2019s book developed as part of \u201cThe Ways of the Heroes\u201d project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBambino\u201d is a touching dark illustrated tale with a happy ending about a little boy and his father living in a forest. Being on the edge of magical realism, \u201cBambino\u201d questions the notion of loss, fear, growing up, courage and nature through children\u2019s eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Illustrator:<\/strong> Nikola Radulovik<\/a> China (CITIC press), English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wind is nowhere to be found, except in Grandpa\u2019s story about the day it disappeared. His story recounts the history of the Aeolians, the myth of the Great Beginning and the subsequent mutation of languages, the song of the whales and the birth of the Wind. <\/p>\n\n\n\nOutstanding title:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
BAMBINO (2022)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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No. of pp<\/strong>: 66<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Publisher: <\/strong>Gavroche, 2022
66 pages, hardback, 152 x 232 mm
Age: <\/strong>6+<\/p>\n\n\n\nAwards<\/strong> and honors:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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THE WIND\u2019S TALE (2023)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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This dystopian fairy tale follows little Verta’s path in her adventure to find the lost Wind in the windless world. Besides the ecological dimension of the story, this is above all a tale about loss. Loss of memories, loss of the ones we love, loss of the Earth as we know it.
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