CroatiaThe Croatian writer, playwright, prose author, critic, and journalist Slobodan Šnajder has passed away at the age of 78. His daughter Tena announced his death on his Facebook page, expressing deep sorrow and highlighting the role of the community in enriching his final years. Šnajder was born in Zagreb and graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb in 1974 with degrees in philosophy and English literature. He was one of the founders of the theater magazine 'Prolog' and served as its chief editor from 1971–1975 and again from 1976–1985. From 1991, he worked as a professional writer. As a columnist, he contributed to 'Glas Slavonije' (1993) and 'Novi list' (from 1994), publishing prose, essays, critiques, and plays. His works often explored historical figures, rebellious intellectuals, and artists opposing dominant ideologies. He also wrote war-themed plays, which were performed mainly in German-speaking regions and dealt with genocide, concentration camps, and mass rapes. Some of his notable plays include 'Enciklopedija izgubljenog vremena' (2011) and 'Kako je Dunda spasila domovinu' (2012). He published collections of columns in books such as 'Kardinalna greška' (1999) and
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