The Journey to Alaska
Original Serbian title: Put na Aljasku. Published by Prosveta, Belgrade
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The Journey to Alaska / Die Reise nach Alaska
Original Serbian title: Put na Aljasku. Published by Prosveta, Belgrade
In early 2005, the Serbian author Bora Cosic set out on a journey through former Yugoslavia. Having fled the country in the early nineties, he finds it full of new contradictions; piles of garbage tower in Croatia, towns still bear the scars of war. In Sarajevo, a tacit awareness of the siege years has fused with the present; he enters Belgrade as a native outsider.
Cosic combines sensory perceptions with sharp-witted reflections, political criticism, and reminisces of a vibrant avante...
Cosic combines sensory perceptions with sharp-witted reflections, political criticism, and reminisces of a vibrant avante...
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In early 2005, the Serbian author Bora Cosic set out on a journey through former Yugoslavia. Having fled the country in the early nineties, he finds it full of new contradictions; piles of garbage tower in Croatia, towns still bear the scars of war. In Sarajevo, a tacit awareness of the siege years has fused with the present; he enters Belgrade as a native outsider.
Cosic combines sensory perceptions with sharp-witted reflections, political criticism, and reminisces of a vibrant avante garde cultural scene, approaching the central question: how could such a catastrophe occur?
2006, 172 pages
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Bora Ćosić
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Bora Ćosić, born in 1932, joined forces with other avant-garde Serbian writers and artists in the mid-1950s. Today, he is widely considered one of the most important authors of former Yugoslavia. In 2002, he was awarded the Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding.
Bora Ćosić
Author
Bora Ćosić, born in 1932, joined forces with other avant-garde Serbian writers and artists in the mid-1950s. Today, he is widely considered one of...
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Previously published in the respective language/territory; rights available again: Russia (Azbuka), Poland (Czarne), Romania (Art)