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Croatian nights : a festival of alternative literature / edited by Borivoj Radakovic, Matt Thorne and Tony White ; translation by Celia Hawkesworth.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, English.
- Short stories, Croatian.
- Croatia.
- Short stories, Croatian--Translations into English.
- Croatia--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Short stories, English.
- Fiction.
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- 210 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Serpent's Tail, [2005]
- Summary:
- Destination: Croatia. This anthology brings together nine British authors whose stories are set in Croatia and the surrounding areas, and nine authors from Croatia and Serbia, many appearing in translation for the first time.
- Over the past five years a writers' movement called FAK - Festival of alternative Literature (Knjizevnost) - has staged large literary festivals to enormously enthusiastic audiences in Croatia and Serbia, rejecting nationalism and renewing the opportunities for exchange between these countries and the UK.
- The authors collected here were brought together for the first time by FAK, but they also share a dark sense of humour, a directness of expression and a willingness to look beyond imposed boundaries. Funny, bleak, honest and completely unpretentious, these eighteen stories take you straight to the heart of the country that everyone's talking about.
- Whether you are interested in Croatia or modern fiction, these are the most rewarding short stories you'll read all year. Croatia is becoming an increasingly popular holiday destination, but this collection is more than just a holiday romance: it sidesteps all the obvious tourist cliches and reveals just what makes CROATIAN NIGHTS unique.
- Contents:
- Araby / Miljenko Jergović
- Hawaii / Vladimir Arsenijević
- Split / Niall Griffiths
- Storm / Ben Richards
- Gobbledegook / Tony White
- Relief / Borivoj Radaković
- Concrete story / Edo Popović
- The night the carpenter danced the pogo / Edo Popović
- The ballad of Mott the Hoople / John Williams
- Distance / Anna Davis
- Yogurt for Nina / Zorica Radaković
- The last stretch of the way / Gordan Nuhanović
- The knights of Zagreb / Nicholas Blincoe
- Ultimate fighting / Goran Tribuson
- The tourist / Toby Litt
- A piece of the moon / Salena Saliva
- Junk food kills, doesn't it? / Jelena Čarija
- Theological proof / Zoran Ferić
- Photo opportunity / Matt Thorne.
- ISBN:
- 1852428600
- OCLC:
- 60559100
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