Bisera Alikadić, prominent Bosnian-Herzegovinian writer, passes away

Bosnian-Herzegovinian writer and poet Bisera Alikadić has passed away in Sarajevo at the age of 87. Born in 1939 in Podhum near Livno, Alikadić was a prolific author whose work spanned poetry, novels, short stories, and children's literature.

Alikadić was a pioneer in Bosnian literature, notably becoming the first Bosniak woman to publish a novel for adults with ‘Larva’ in 1974. Her diverse body of work included erotic literature, anti-war themes, and works for younger readers such as ‘Pjesmice ljestvice’ and ‘Voz do neba’. Her collection ‘Grad hrabrosti’ was notably written during the first year of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Throughout her career, she worked as a librarian at the National and University Library in Sarajevo. Her literary contributions have reached an international audience, with her works translated into several languages, including English, French, German, Turkish, Polish, Macedonian, Albanian, and Italian.