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Aleksandar Rusjakov<\/strong> (born in 1977 in Veles) is a contemporary Macedonian writer for adults, who graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje, from the Department of Film and TV Directing. He writes poetry, short stories, novels, columns, and film and television screenplays. He is also credited as a co-author of the script for the satirical animated series \u201cEdnooki\u201d (\u201cOne-Eyed\u201d), which was broadcast on several national television channels and on the internet. He has published the books: \u201cDo You Love Me in the Rain?\u201d (short stories, 2010), \u201cThe Thirteenth Month\u201d (novel, 2012), \u201cAthena with a Penis\u201d (novel, 2014), \u201cA Sip of Admiration from the Tears of Eternity\u201d (poetry, 2016), \u201cWhore Chronicles\u201d (novel, 2020), \u201cAlbino Trip\u201d (novel, 2021). He is the recipient of the awards: \u201cPegasus\u201d for the best unpublished novel in 2022 for \u201cHotel Between Two Wars\u201d, \u201cRacin\u2019s Award\u201d for the same novel, and \u201cAnte’s Quill\u201d for the unpublished poetry collection \u201c50 Sung Stories\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHotel Between Two Wars\u201d is a brave and rich pseudohistorical novel about the love of Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk and Eleni Karinte. A forbidden empire in the gap between fact and fiction, between war and peace, between hearts and minds within us, but also beyond us. Siege of Troy built in Mustafa’s soul against Eleni’s onslaught of grief and pain written in two novels: in Rusjakov’s long postmodern “Hotel Between Two Wars” and in Eleni’s short, sentimental novel with the same name, nested in it as a spare female heart. A picture book homage to the most famous anecdote about Kafka and the little girl grieving her lost doll. Though the story\u2019s truth has never been confirmed\u2014and various interpretations surround the circumstances in which it allegedly took place\u2014its continual retelling has made it an inseparable part of Kafka\u2019s biography. Outstanding title:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
HOTEL BETWEEN TWO WARS (2022)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE TRAVELING DOLL (2025)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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The story in this new picture book is written by Aleksandar Rusjakov, marking his ceremonial debut in the world of children\u2019s literature in Macedonian. While he stays within the contours of the widely accepted version of the tale, his authentic literary voice\u2014full of lyricism and tenderness\u2014shapes a unique original work, which we believe will become a new favorite for the whole family.
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