Simona Semenič

Can you hear me?

Me slišiš? (can you hear me?) is a collection of three autobiographic plays, also known as the victim trilogy: i, the victim (2007), do me twice (2009) and the second time (2014). In the book they are chronologically tied up into a new and authentic structure by amusing and lucid essayatic-novelistic text, that upgrades self-narration and establishes new levels of a dialogue with the reader. Full English translation available!

Simona Semenič

Simona Semenič (1975) is a Slovenian playwright and performer, a three-time winner of the Grum Prize, the highest national award for the theatre play to be bestowed on a living playwright in her native Slovenia. Her first award-winning play 5boys.si (2008) was translated into twelve languages, staged in several countries in Europe, USA and in the Middle East and also published in several countries outside her homeland. Her subsequent plays and productions of her plays gained recognition of audiences, critics and festival juries on the international level as well. Simona is also writing, directing and performing autobiographical experimental theatre shows, including the so-called victim trilogy. Her shows received outstanding notices from the audience and from theatre critics and Simona performed them at several festivals in Slovenia and abroad. In 2018, she also received the prestigious Prešeren Fund Award, the highest National Award for artistic creation in the past two years). For more information and English translations of her plays please visit www.simonasemenic.com