Born of Serbian heritage and raised in Kazakhstan, Austria, and Switzerland, Barbara Matijevic has integrated her multicultural upbringing into her writing that is not apparent in retrospect, but is rather a delicate whisper in the wind—a sensation that lingers within the unspoken spaces between the lines.
Barbara’s profound affinity for the sea is a cornerstone of her life, having grown up sailing the Mediterranean with her family. The sea’s enigmas often seep into her writing, becoming a powerful metaphor for life’s complexities.
Writing, her closest companion since childhood, developed with poetry and evolved into prose complemented by melodic undertones. Barbara’s style of writing is poetic, resounding with the boundless sea. She relishes in developing novel narratives, analogous to plunging into uncharted waters, guiding her writing toward unseen horizons as a writer.
DesireA force unseen, yet always present.In the depths of our souls – It lingers – silently urging us forward.A paradoxical dance in which the things that we yearn for mostAlways elude our grasp.Life’s irony lies in our desiresThe dreams that tantaliseThe passions that consumeThe heart’s ete...