Ivan Kušan
Ivan Kušan (August 30, 1933 – November 20, 2012) was a Croatian writer.
Ivan Kušan was born in Sarajevo, into the family of Jakša Kušan, a bookstore owner. 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 a 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.
Kušan had several strokes from which he never recovered, which ultimately caused his death in November 2012.[1]
Books by Ivan Kušan
Ivan Kušan published four short story 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.[2] His most famous book is Koko u Parizu. It has been adapted for a theater play and a film.
References
- ^ Zajović, Milena (2012-11-20 15:10). "Književnik Ivan Kušan preminuo u 80. godini" (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Kušan, Ivan. "Note about the Author". Koko u Kninu (in Croatian). Zagreb: Znanje. p. 245. ISBN 953-6473-16-X.
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External links
- Ivan Kušan at IMDb
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