Dubravka Ugresic

The Age of Skin

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These essays are written on the skin of the times. Dubravka Ugresic, winner of the Neustadt International Prize and one of Europe's most influential writers, with biting humor and a multitude of cultural references-from La La Land and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, to tattoos and body modification, World Cup chants, and the preservation of Lenin's corpse-takes on the dreams, hopes, and fears of modern life. The collapse of Yugoslavia, and the author's subsequent exile from Croatia, leads to reflections on nationalism and the intertwining of crime and politics. Ugresic writes at eye level, from a human perspective, in portraits of people from… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Elias-Bursac, Ellen (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-1-948830-30-0
EAN: 9781948830300
Produktnummer: 34313868
Verlag: Open Letter
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 3'855 KB
Abbildungen: 4 B&W Photos

Über den Autor

Dubravka Ugresic is the author of six works of fiction, including The Museum of Unconditional Surrender, and six essay collections, including the NBCC award finalist, Karaoke Culture. She went into exile from Croatia after being labeled a witch for her anti-nationalistic stance during the Yugoslav war. She now resides in the Netherlands. In 2016, she was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature for her body of work.