OLGA BOGDAN
Olga Bogdan writes novels, screenplays and short stories.She has published three novels to date: the coming-of-age story with elements of magic realism, Helena: The Small Town Throwdown, the violent female-led homage to Spaghetti Westerns, Igor: Wrong Place Wrong Time, and the contemporary thriller romance about a good deed gone bad, A Psychopath's Guide to Girls.Olga is based in London.
16-year-old Helena shoots from the hip and looks for love at the end of the world as she knows it.Fleeing the scene of the night before, Helena ricochets around her sleepy hometown seeking meaning in random encounters – taming feral children, losing her virginity in a blackout, eating cherries with a mysterious being named Baba Lepa, and falling in love with the lead singer of a heavy metal band.Meanwhile, a sinister threat emerges from the shadows of the past, poised to devour the world Helena loves to loathe. Will she notice it before it’s too late?
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*My second book by Olga Bogdan is equally entertaining and thought provoking – especially in today’s political climate, and especially here in the U.S.Cleverly and relatably told, it describes the most reluctant rites-of-passage that takes place under the ever-darkening shadow of the 90s civil war in the former Yugoslavia. The first-person narrative sparks off the page and is as honest as can be, funny and moving, and never preachy (Gen X don’t preach).The magic realism elements work well in adding depth to this narrative by bringing some historical and spiritual context to the madness that’s Helena’s “so-called” life.”REMY DUBOIS, Goodreads review
A mute girl and pregnant hooker on the run from a crime lord with a broken heart and murderous intent.Set in the godforsaken wastelands where anything goes, this female-led homage to the Spaghetti Western subgenre is an uncompromising and brutal tale of a young girl’s reluctant return to life.After accidentally saving the life of a ruthless criminal, she becomes Igor. As Boss’s mascot and confidante, Igor no longer needs to fear for her safety – until a request from an undercover detective sends her on a perilous journey towards an unlikely redemption.
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"Just finished this book and—OMG. What a read. I consider myself well-read, but I can honestly say this novel is unlike anything I’ve come across in six decades of literary exploration. The story, which follows a being who evolves – from creature, to person, to fully human – evokes echoes of Pinocchio, The Vegetarian, and the wild, allegorical inventiveness of Borne."MAY H, Goodreads review
A thriller romance about a good deed gone gone epically wrong.When a group of friends embark on a series of vigilante missions in their sleepy seaside town, they quickly realise that one of them harbours a murderous agenda, and must be stopped. But how do you kill the thing you love?AKA:Three Gen Z film students discover that channelling Gen X isn't half as fun as the big screen would have them believe.
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"Smart, funny, and original, A Psychopath’s Guide to Girls is a crime novel set in England and the South of France. I’m primarily a film person, and to me it reads like a cross between Heathers, The End of the Fing World, and Donnie Darko – but with a fresh "Gen Z thinks it’s Gen X" twist.Since the main characters all attend film school, there’s a clever playlist at the back featuring all the movies and TV shows referenced throughout. It’s easy to imagine A Psychopath’s Guide to Girls as a Netflix or an HBO show. Better still, as a film directed by Emerald Fennell or Julia Ducournau (or maybe Jennifer Reeder could bring it stateside?)."HELENSKI, Amazon review
All novels are widely available in both ebook and paperback formats.
