Original edition:
Optužena
VBZ, Zagreb, 2012
The Accused is a thrilling and difficult short novel about a mother-daughter relationship dictated by madness and violence. The complete subordination of a child to a tyrannical and unpredictable mother is paralleled by the cruel relationship the mother herself has with her parents, and this deep transgenerational emotional trauma finally culminates in matricide. Reads in one breath!
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Editions
2016
L’ACCUSATA
Keller Editore, Rovereto
2016
2015
OBŽALOVANÁ
Aspekt, Bratislava
2015
2014
OBTOŽENA
V.B.Z., Ljubljana
2014
Essays & Reviews About Book
Optužena
V.B.Z., 2012
- (2019). Novel ‚Optužena‘ was read for the broadcast, Croatian Radio. RADIO.HRT.HR, August 5, Listen in Croatian here: https://radio.hrt.hr/aod/slavenka-drakulic-optuzena-1- dio/303794/?fbclid=IwAR2XO4gjMunUROXsm56byBDZiEt9YPsUmYXy3PK5u1ml_CnuNgLwSwdt8v I
- Modelska-Kwaśniowska, Anna (2017). Przeciw mitom – o mrocznych stronach macierzyństwa w powieści Slavenki Drakulić – Optužena. Article, STUDIA ET DOCUMENTA SLAVICA No. 3, pp. 43- 56. Abstract available at: https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=682745
- Pauković, Matea (2017). Student’s monologue at Lidrano competition in Požega, January 16. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEpFIQlWXrE
- Habereiter, V. (2014). Najčitanija knjiga u Istri “Optužena” S. Drakulić. Article, GLAS ISTRE, April 24th, Available at: … (printed edition p. 38-39)
- Primorac, Strahimir (2013). Književna kronika. Forum, 52, knj. 85, 1/3, p. 305-317
- Radić, Damir (2013). Tematiziranje zlostavljanja. Književna republika, 11(4/6), p. 195-197
- Špiranec, Kristina (2013). Kritika 194: Slavenka Drakulić. Review, BOOKSA, August 19. Available at: http://booksa.hr/kolumne/kritike/kritika-194-slavenka-drakulic
- Perišić, Robert (2013). Slavenka Drakulić o kćeri koju je stalno zlostavljala majka. GLOBUS, February 8th, p. 75
- Ančić, Ivana (2013) Kritika: Slavenka Drakulić: Optužena. Review, VOXFEMINAE, February 5th. Available at: http://www.voxfeminae.net/gender-art/item/1466-kritika-slavenka-drakulic-optuzena-v-b-z- 2012
- Milinović, Vladimir (2013). Ženska prava bila su i ostala predmet manipulacije. Interview, 21. STOLJEĆE No. 49, January 12th, p. 18
- Lisinski, Alemka (2012). Pročitajte: Ostaju samo suze. ELLE, December, p. 44
- Jazbinšek, Ljiljana (2012). Osobno iskustvo ne ‘piše’ knjige. OBJEKTIV, December 17th, p. 43-45
- Drinić, Saša (2012). U mom romanu o zlostavljanju najgore scene su lišene emocija, ali u čitateljima izazivaju najjaču reakciju. Interview, AKTUAL, December 12th, p. 59-62
- Sandić, Srđan (2012). Slavenka Drakulić: Pišem o temama koje me uznemiruju. Interview, NOVOSTI, December 7th, p. 28
- Zamoda, Jagoda (2012). Tuđe iskustvo u prvom licu. Interview, GLORIA, p. 47-49
- Pogačnik, Jagna (2012). Zašto sam ubila mamu. Review, JUTARNJI LIST, November 28th, p. 25
- Derk, Denis (2012). Nasilje majke nad djetetom i dalje je veliki tabu. Interview, VEČERNJI LIST, November 13th, p. 22-23
- Mikuličin, Ivana (2012). Svi u sebi nosimo mogućnost da postanemo zli. Interview, JUTARNJI LIST (Magazin), November 10th, p. 34. Available at: http://www.jutarnji.hr/slavenka-drakulic--svi-u-sebi- nosimo-mogucnost-da-postanemo-zli--onaj-tko-misli-da-nikad-nece-postati-zlostavljac-ne-poznaje- samog-sebe/1065517/
Obžalovaná
Aspekt, 2015
- (2015). Slavenka Drakulic: Obžalovaná. Review, PRAVDA.SK (Kultura), August 31st, Available at: http://kultura.pravda.sk/kniha/clanok/365890-slavenka-drakulic-obzalovana/
- (2015). Slavenka Drakulic: Obžalovaná.SK, Available at: http://www.medziknihami.sk/clanky/slavenka-drakuli-obzalovana/
L’ Accusata
Keller editore, 2016
- “Oedipa Drake”, Francesca (2017). Slavenka Drakulić, “L’accusata”. Book review, THE MEGAOUTPOST, October 3, Available at: https://theomegaoutpost.wordpress.com/2017/10/03/slavenka- drakulic-laccusata/
- Parisi, Beatrice. (2017). L’accusata. Book review, LEGGERE DONNA, April 22, p. 5.
- Baldi, Simone (2016). “L’accusata”: l’inesplicabile genesi dell’amore filiale. Review, CARNAGE NEWS, November 25th. Available at: http://carnagenews.com/belzebooks-laccusata/
- L’accusata, Slavenka Drakulić, (Keller editore 2016) a cura di Viviana Filippini. Review, LIBERI DE SCRIVERE BLOG, November 4th. Available at: https://liberidiscrivereblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/04/laccusata-slavenka-drakulic-keller-editore-2016-a- cura-di-viviana-filippini/