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kobvindex_ZLB34227471
ISBN:
9781617754234
Series Statement:
Akashic Noir
Content:
" Zagreb's noirish underbelly comes from a new nation familiar with both war and war crimes. Mr. Sr&scaron,n's handpicked selections are anything but ordinary. New York Journal of Books Eastern European history is filled with noir-ish and harrowing tales, and Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, certainly has its fill. Layers of trauma from its war years, soccer hooliganism, and a shadowy Balkan underground all contribute to the city's transient and inconstant character. Editor Ivan Sr&scaron,n has curated a diverse, powerful, and dramatic group of stories that offer tremendous insight into the perspectives of contemporary Croatians.Zagreb Noir features translated stories by: Ivan Vidić, Josip Novakovich, Andrea Žigić-Dolenec, Robert Peri&scaron,ć, Mima Simić, Pero Kvesić, Nada Ga&scaron,ć, Zoran Pilić, Ružica Ga&scaron,erov, Darko Milo&scaron,ć, Nora Verde, Ivan Sr&scaron,n, Neven U&scaron,mović, and Darko Macan.Zagreb, Croatia its culture and its touchstones will be terra incognita for many U.S. readers . Notable is Nora Verde's 'She-Warrior,' in which a young woman's carefully planned anarchist activities are smacked down by a triple helping of reality. Publishers Weekly The stories shed light on a sickness that stirs within society's boundaries. Readers will easily glean that this sickness is not exclusive to Zagreb. Sr&scaron,n reveals the ugly truth about human nature that burrows under the surface in war-torn countries. The Examiner (San Francisco)"
Content:
Biographisches: " Ivan Srš" Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: September 28, 2015 Zagreb, Croatia—its culture and its touchstones—will be terra incognita for many U.S. readers, along with the 14 contributors to this average Akashic noir anthology. Darko Macan gets the volume off to a promising start with “A Girl in the Garage,” in which a rumor started by a drunken tenant provides another resident with unexpected, and unsettling, adventures. In Mima Simic’s “Horse Killer,” a young woman exacts terrible, but fitting, revenge on a man whose brutality took the lives of her friends. Several stories revolve around the conflict between Serbs and Croats during the Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995). One of them, Pero Kvesic’s “Night Vision,” a tale of courage and hope, contains the memorable line “War is a bad thing because it creates many more wicked people than it destroys.” Also notable is Nora Verde’s “She-Warrior,” in which a young woman’s carefully planned anarchist activities are smacked down by a triple helping of reality, but too many other selections are routine efforts."
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