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The Walnut Mansion
Miljenko Jergovic
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Description for The Walnut Mansion
Paperback. Translator(s): Dickey, Stephen M.; Pavetic-Dickey, Janja. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
An epic novel of twentieth-century Balkan life, from the decline of the Ottoman Empire through the bloodshed of the Bosnian War 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 ... Read more
An epic novel of twentieth-century Balkan life, from the decline of the Ottoman Empire through the bloodshed of the Bosnian War 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
The Margellos World Republic of Letters
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300226980
SKU
V9780300226980
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About Miljenko Jergovic
Croatian writer Miljenko Jergovic is a leading author in the region of former Yugoslavia and the recipient of numerous national and international awards. He lives in Zagreb, Croatia. Stephen M. Dickey is associate professor in the Slavic languages and literatures department, University of Kansas. Janja Pavetic-Dickey, a native of Croatia, served as staff translator and interpreter at the UN War ... Read more
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