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Croatian indie author Bernard Jan



Welcome to the mysterious author from Croatia.

Bernard Jan is a pen name of an award-winning novelist and a poet from Croatia, and he has released four books in English.


Readers’ Favorite Gold Medalist 2020

Readers’ Favorite Bronze Medalist 2019


A World Without Color is a true story of the last three days he spent with his cat, while Look for Me Under the Rainbow in a unique and gentle way sheds light on the plight of harp seal pups in Canada. It warms the heart of all readers concerned about our planet and its treasures. January River is a heartwarming cross-genre novel about five friends, one dog, and one river carrying a secret. His latest YA cross-genre novel, Cruel Summer, is a gripping story of an abused teenager from New Manhattan who only wants to skate, but they have other plans for him.


His first two books were written at the beginning of the war in Croatia in 1991 amidst air alerts and illusory attempts when he wanted to believe and think that life is normal, that everything is all right with the world. He has published five novels, two novellas, and one book of poems in Croatian. Four of his books, including the book of poems, were translated into English.


His passion for music and entertainment resulted in his becoming a partner of Tom’s Music Place, which was established in 2009 by his friend Thomas Carley Jr., whose objective was to raise the respect of music.


His desire to help others came to the fore during his years advocating environmental protection and advocacy of animal rights. He did volunteering work for the refugees because suffering does not know any borders. When it comes within your reach in your home, you simply have to do something. As part of his animal advocacy activities, it has been a great honor and pleasure to translate Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust by Charles Patterson into Croatian.


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My review for "January River"



5.0 out of 5 stars I wish to wake up in Greenfield
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020
Bernard Jan has an awesome skill, to express sad things like a beautiful way of life. He showed this in January River too. Chapter by chapter, he is leading the reader in the various specter of feelings. Ethan lost his friend and this is a burden that follows him his whole life, but he also experienced all the benefits and became famous. Everything has a price, and Ethan paid a too big price for his success, by losing people he loved the most. He suffers from a kind of anxiety but he deals with it by becoming a writer.
This book learns that you can't buy happiness with money if you lose your peace on this path. Competition is present from childhood, children are strong rivals and their games are sometimes cruel because there is no awareness that something bad could happen if you try to improve yourself to your peers.
If you close your eyes, you can imagine yourself in Greenfield, where nature is the main boss, and people will just obey if they wish to survive.
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