The famous Croatian writer and publicist Slavenka Drakulić has died at the age of 76. She passed away shortly after the release of her new book "Why I Didn't Learn to Cook".
Slavenka Drakulić was born on July 4, 1949, in Rijeka, and lived in Zagreb and Stockholm. She graduated from the University of Zagreb, where she studied comparative literature and sociology.
She began her career as a journalist, and later became one of the first authors to introduce feminist themes into public discourse in former Yugoslavia. In 1984, her first non-fiction book "Deadly Sins of Feminism" was published, and in 1987, her first novel "Holograms of Fear".
Drakulić gained international recognition with books about life under communism, post-communist changes, the wars in the Balkans, and war crimes. Among her most famous works are "How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed", "Cafe Europa", "Balkan Express", "They Would Never Hurt a Fly".
Her articles were published in leading world publications, and her books were translated into many languages. In her novels and essays, the writer often explored women's experiences and described the fates of famous women such as Frida Kahlo and Mileva Einstein.
Slavenka Drakulić is survived by her husband, Swedish journalist Richard Schwarz, and her daughter Rujana Jeger, who is also a writer.
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