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A fresh, extraordinary meditation on femininity and identity woven from the terrifying threads of Eastern European folklore. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Baga Jaga je snijela jaje.
- folklore-infused
- contemplative
- uncanny
- 01
Babushka Baba Yaga
Patricia Polacco · 1993
A tender, folkloric reimagining where a feared legend seeks only the simple warmth of family.
- 02
Kissing the Witch
Emma Donoghue
A hypnotic, subversive unspooling of familiar folklore that centers female desire and queer awakening.
- 03
The House with Chicken Legs
Sophie Anderson
A warm, bittersweet fairy tale about a girl, her wandering house, and the heavy, beautiful burden of guiding the dead.
- 04
Bony-legs
Joanna Cole
A delightfully spooky, fast-paced folklore retelling where cleverness and kindness are the ultimate weapons against a hungry witch.
- 05
Uprooted
Naomi Novik
A dark, earthy fairy tale where untamed magic and fierce loyalties push back against a creeping, malevolent forest.
- 06
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Marianna Mayer · 1994
A lush, darkly enchanting journey into the deep woods where courage and intuition are the only lights against the dark.
- 07
Bieguni
Olga Tokarczuk · 2007
A fragmented, restless journey through airports, anatomy museums, and the transient nature of the human body.
- 08
The Devourers
Indra Das
A lush, blood-soaked fever dream that blurs the line between human desire and monstrous hunger.
- 09
In the night garden
Catherynne Valente · 2006
A lush, labyrinthine tapestry of dark fairy tales and shifting myths spun by a lonely girl with stories inked on her eyelids.
- 10
A stranger in Olondria
Sofia Samatar
A lush, dreamlike love letter to language that haunts the reader long after the final page is turned.
- 11
Her Body and Other Parties
Carmen Maria Machado
A surreal, razor-sharp fever dream that maps the violence and desire inscribed upon women's bodies.
- 12
The Birthday of the World
Ursula K. Le Guin
A quiet, anthropological exploration of alien societies that ultimately holds a mirror up to the complexities of our own humanity.
