Reading Europe celebrates Croatia on 6 June 2016
READING EUROPE FROM UK INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
There are 24 countries in the EU in addition to the 4 countries in the British Isles and Commonwealth. Before the EU Referendum let us take the opportunity to find out something more about fellow members and neighbours. The recommended titles have been selected to let the reader know the literature, history and culture of each country better. On 6 June we celebrate Croatia.
RECOMMENDED TITLES FROM CROATIA
Farewell, Cowboy by Olja Savicevic, translated by Celia Hawkesworth(Istros)
ISBN 978 1 908236 48 7, 180 pages,£9.99 Farewell, Cowboy is a tough yet poetic novel by one of Croatia's best known writers. The story is rich in local colour and sentiment, following the main character, Dada, who returns to her home town on the Adriatic coast in order to unravel the mystery of her brother Daniel's death.
Our Man in Iraq by Robert Perisic, translated by Will Firth (Istros) ISBN 978 1 908236 04 3, 280 pages, £7.99
This comic novel follows the fortunes of an unfortunate journalist as he navigates the pitfalls of life in economic and social transition. An insight into the nepotistic world of journalism in modern Croatia.
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