Magdalena Blazevic, born in Zepce in 1982, is a writer from Bosnia andHerzegovina. Her short stories have been translated into several languages, andawarded numerous prizes. In Late Summer, winner of the 2022/2023 TportalAward for Best Croatian Novel, is her debut novel.

"Powerful on war, poignant on friendship and childhood, lyrical on hope. An impressive, strong and original voice, which touched me particularly, having spent fifteen years litigating these issues in various courts." -- Philippe Sands "In Late Summer is like a song of innocence in the face of war. Magdalena Blazevic creates a special rhyme and melody to tell the story of two young girls who are full of hope and joy, while their horizon is surrounded by unspoken evil. This is a book of promise for a beautiful world with the language of life." -- Burhan Soenmez, President International PEN International"Permeated with beauty and pain, Magdalena Blazevic's world sucks you in from the first pages. She has drawn and immemorialised a microcosm where love dwells forever, and where nobody is safe from the virus of war. It is a resoundingly timely and timeless story." -- Kapka Kassabova"A beautiful and terrifying book about a female world, consistently told until the end from the women's perspective." -- Miljenko Jergovic