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Adnan Mahmutovic

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November 16, 1974 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Adnan Mahmutovic (1974-) is a Bosnian Swede, a homely exile who teaches immigrant literature at Stockholm University in daytime, and works with people with mental disorders at night.

Adnan left Bosnia and settled in Sweden in 1993. He has worked with people with different kinds of disabilities for thirteen years and took his PhD in English literature 2004-2010.

Among other things, he teaches a course on Love and its discontents.

He has published two novellas "Thinner than a Hair" (Cinnamon Press), "Illegitimate" (Cantarabooks), a short story collection [Refuge]e (Konstfack), and wrote a script for a short film "Gusul" (Ritual washing) produced by Artwerk.

His favourite quote is "there it is, either you love or you don't" (Samuel Beckett, "First...more

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"Somewhere Else, or Even Here" by A.J. Ashworth

AM: I'm glad to be talking with the talented Andrea Ashworth about her Scott Prize winning collection Somewhere Else or Even Here. Andrea, tell us briefly about the collection, how do you see it, and what does it mean to you?

AA: Thanks, Adnan. The collection is made up of 14 stories, most of which were written during my Master's degree in Writing at Sheffield Hallam University. The stories are...

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Books by Adnan Mahmutovic

Average rating: 3.71 · 66 ratings · 54 reviews · 4 distinct works

	[Refuge]e by Adnan Mahmutovic (Goodreads Author), Armin Osmancević (Contributor) 3.49 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Thinner Than a Hair 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings	My rating:
	Illegitimate 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Ways of Being Free: Authenticity and Community in Selected Works of Rushdie, Ondaatje and Okri 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	My rating:

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“There weren't any curtains in the windows, and the books that didn't fit into the bookshelf lay piled on the floor like a bunch of intellectual refugees.”
― Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

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