Dina, the dramaturg, is young; at just 30 years old, she is taking on one of the most prestigious positions at the Serbian National Theater in Belgrade—namely, the head of the drama department. The National Theater, on the other hand, is anything but young; it is the rather conservative cultural flagship of a country that is often still quite conservative.
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What begins as a success story for Dina turns into a spectacular misalliance. *National Theater* weaves a fateful year in the life of an ambitious young woman into the history of an institution. Both are united by a recent past marked by historical upheavals, the breakup of Yugoslavia, and war.
And the present is no less eventful: the Theaterkosmos is a breeding ground for all manner of bizarre stories, constantly produced by its staff. A debut novel full of pace and clever playfulness, it explores—with analytical precision and captivatingly dark humor—the relevance of institutions, the conditions under which art is produced, and the theater as a living space.
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Dates
September 2026
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