The Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro is organizing a literary evening dedicated to Dubravka Ugrešić, one of the most significant writers from the former Yugoslavia and one of the most important European postmodern authors. The event will take place on Monday, December 15, at 7 p.m. on the first floor of the Petrović Castle.

Dr. Maja Vodopivec, President of the Dubravka Ugrešić Foundation based in Amsterdam and lecturer at Leiden University, will speak about the life, work, and legacy of Dubravka Ugrešić. Her field of research includes the intellectual history of postwar Japan and peace studies. Also speaking will be Dr. Zlatan Tunjić, a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and a doctoral candidate at Martin Luther University in Halle, specializing in South Slavic women’s literature. Prof. Dr. Sonja Tomović Šundić and Dr. Andrijana Nikolić will also discuss Ugrešić’s literary work. The conversation will be moderated by Suzana Popović, museum literary advisor.

Dubravka Ugrešić left a profound mark with her postmodernist expression, sharp irony, and courageous intellectual stance. Her works—from the novels Štefica Cvek in the Jaws of Life and Fording the Stream-of-Story Novel to essays on identity, exile, and cultural myths—continue to inspire readers around the world. After being forced to leave Croatia in 1993 due to her public anti-war positions, Ugrešić continued her life and work in Amsterdam, where she created some of the most important books of her oeuvre. In 2016, she received the prestigious international Neustadt Prize.

A special part of the evening will be dedicated to the work of the Dubravka Ugrešić Foundation, established on March 17, 2023—the day of the author’s passing—with the mission of preserving, protecting, and promoting her literary and intellectual legacy. The Foundation is engaged in archiving and digitizing her estate housed at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, managing copyrights, and internationally promoting her work.

This literary evening offers an opportunity to rethink the legacy of an author who tirelessly questioned identity, exile, the myths of our time, and the role of the writer in a world of constant change.

Admission is free.