Slavenka Drakulic: 6 books
They Would Never Hurt a Fly
War Criminals on Trial in The Hague
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2005
"Who were they? Ordinary people like you or me—or monsters?” asks internationally acclaimed author Slavenka Drakulic as she sets out to understand the people behind the horrific crimes committed during the war that tore apart Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Drawing on firsthand observations of the...
A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism
Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, and a Raven
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
A wry, cutting deconstruction of the Communist empire by one of Eastern Europe's exceptional authors.
Called "a perceptive and amusing social critic, with a wonderful eye for detail" by The Washington Post, Slavenka Drakulic-a native of Croatia-has emerged as one of the most popular...
by Slavenka Drakulic
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
A beautifully imagined story of the last days of Frida Kahlo?s life
A few days before Frida Kahlo?s death in 1954, she wrote in her diary, ?I hope the exit is joyful?and I hope never to return.? Diagnosed with polio at the age of six and plagued by illness and injury throughout her life, Kahlo?s...
by Slavenka Drakulic
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Un mattino di luglio Frida Kahlo si sveglia nel suo letto in casa dei genitori. Ha subito da poco la trentaduesima operazione, l'amputazione della gamba destra. Prova ad alzarsi, ma non ci riesce. Il suo corpo è segnato ovunque da cicatrici: sulle gambe, sulle braccia, sulla pancia, sulla schiena....
S.
A Novel about the Balkans
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
"S. may very well be one of the strongest books about war you will ever read. . . .The writing is taut, precise, and masterful."
Set in 1992, during the height of the Bosnian war, S. reveals one of the most horrifying aspects of any war: the rape and torture of civilian women by occupying forces....
Als gäbe es mich nicht
Roman
Language: German
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Die junge Lehrerin S. aus Bosnien bringt Anfang der neunziger Jahre in Schweden ein Kind zur Welt. Aber im Gegensatz zu den anderen Babys auf der Station hat dieses Neugeborene weder Sicherheit noch Heimat. Es hat keinen Namen und statt eines Vaters viele Väter die gesichtslose Masse der Soldaten, die...