Slavko Župčić

{{short description|Venezuelan psychiatrist and writer (born 1970)}}

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Slavko Župčić (born 1970) is a Venezuelan psychiatrist and writer.[https://www.hayfestival.com/artist.aspx?artistid=1835&localesetting=en-GB Profile]

Life

He was born in the northern city of Valencia, the son of a Croatian father who had migrated to Venezuela in the 1950s.[http://iletradoperocuerdo.com/2012/03/05/misterios-oh-misterios-charlando-con-slavko-zupcic/ Interview] Župčić has a PhD from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. He has published several novels and short story collections. He has also written books for children. His work has appeared in English translation.[http://wordswithoutborders.org/contributor/slavko-zupcic WWB profile]

In 2007, Zupcic was named as one of the best young writers in Latin America as part of the Bogotá39.

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