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March 19, 2026

Bojan Savić Ostojić Wins Vital Award for Novel "Lusi"

Bojan Savić Ostojić is the recipient of the "Golden Sunflower" Award for 2025 for his novel "Lusi", which is awarded for the best literary achievement in the Serbian language in the genres of novels, short stories, poetry, literary criticism, essays, and literary non-fiction, as announced by the company Vital.

Bojan Savić Ostojić Wins Vital Award for Novel "Lusi"

TL;DR

  • Bojan Savić Ostojić received the "Golden Sunflower" Award for 2025 for his novel "Lusi."
  • The award is given for the best literary achievement in the Serbian language.
  • The jury unanimously decided on Ostojić's novel.
  • The award includes a diploma and a monetary prize and will be presented in Belgrade.
  • "Lusi" explores themes of friendship, sympathy, love, and the search for a better past through the relationship between the narrator Zoran and the character Lusi.
  • The novel delves into unreliable memory, individual and collective identity, and the motivation of infatuation.
  • Savić Ostojić described his writing process as exploratory, focusing on sensory details and an authentic portrayal of a unique male-female relationship.
  • The novel is set in a nostalgic version of Belgrade from Ostojić's teenage years.
  • Ostojić expressed his pleasure that an experimental poetics was recognized and hopes it encourages bolder literary approaches.
  • The "Golden Sunflower" Award (Vital Award) has been presented since 1996 to notable Serbian writers.

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