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This grand novel encompasses nearly all of Yugoslavia's tumultuous twentieth century, from the decline of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires through two world wars, the rise and fall of communism, the breakup of the nation, and the terror of the shelling of Dubrovnik. Tackling universal t...
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Yale University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Haven : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Croatian |
| Series: |
A Margellos world republic of letters book
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| Summary: |
This grand novel encompasses nearly all of Yugoslavia's tumultuous twentieth century, from the decline of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires through two world wars, the rise and fall of communism, the breakup of the nation, and the terror of the shelling of Dubrovnik. Tackling universal themes on a human scale, master storyteller Miljenko Jergovic traces one Yugoslavian family's tale as history irresistibly casts the fates of five generations. What is it to live a life whose circumstances are driven by history? Jergovic investigates the experiences of a compelling heroine, Regina Delav |
| Item Description: | First published as: Dvori od oraha by Durieux, Zagreb, 2003. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 429 pages ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780300226980 (paperback) : 0300226985 (paperback) 9780300179279 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0300179278 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | PG1620 |
| CLC: | I555.345 |
| Call Number: | I555.345/J55 |