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Rene Karabash


Born
in Lovech, Bulgaria
July 08, 1989

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Genre
Poetry, Fiction


See also: Рене Карабаш
Rene Karabash (b. Irena Ivanova, 1989) is a writer, screenwriter, playwright and actress. She was the recipient of several Best Actress awards for her leading role in the film Godless, including the Silver Leopard at Locarno and the Bronze Horse at Stockholm. Her debut novel, She Who Remains, won the prestigious Elias Canetti award for literature, and was shortlisted for every possible national prize. In December 2023, the novel’s French translation by Marie-Vrinat Nikolov was awarded the French PEN award. For a translated excerpt of the novel in English, Izidora Angel was awarded the Gulf Coast Prize in Translation in 2023. A movie based on the book, adapted for the big screen by the author, and a co-production betwee ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 10,029 ratings · 1,936 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors
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“after my brother left, my mother kept setting out four forks instead of three habit is the most treacherous thing in this world”
― Rene Karabash, She Who Remains
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“Her eyes fill with seawater, she doesn’t turn around because she knows if she turns around she’ll fill up the room with the same water and we’ll both drown.”
― Rene Karabash, She Who Remains
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“Truth or dare? Back then”
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