Ilija Matusko
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Ilija Matusko
Ilija Matusko, born in 1980, studied sociology and political sciences. He lives and works in Berlin and writes for publications such as taz. die tageszeitung. He was selected for artists’ residency programmes at the Herrenhaus Edenkoben and the Künstlerdorf Schöppingen as well as for the Alfred Döblin Scholarship in Berlin. Verdunstung in der Randzone is his debut, for which he was awarded a fellowship by the Fritz-Hüser-Institut before its publication.
Ilija Matusko, born in 1980, studied sociology and political sciences. He lives and works in Berlin and writes for publications such as taz. die tageszeitung. He was selected for artists’ residency programmes at the Herrenhaus Edenkoben and the Künstlerdorf Schöppingen as well as for the Alfred Döblin Scholarship in Berlin. Verdunstung in der Randzone is his debut, for which he was awarded a fellowship by the Fritz-Hüser-Institut before its publication.
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Year of Publication: 2023
Ilija MatuskoYear of Publication: 2023
Evaporation in the Boundary Zone
»Open seven days«, reads the blackboard at the entrance. Ilija’s parents run a restaurant in Bavaria. As a child, he helps out in the kitchen, growing up on French fries and deep-fried food. When the restaurant stops turning enough of a profit, his parents simply open up a new one somewhere else.
Since his father likes to play tennis, he encourages his son to take tennis lessons. Ilija...
Since his father likes to play tennis, he encourages his son to take tennis lessons. Ilija...