{"product_id":"avala-is-falling-9789633863572","title":"Avala is Falling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAvala Is Falling\u003c\/em\u003e, Jovanović’s breakout success in 1978, a young woman challenges the expectations that teachers, parents, bus drivers, and doctors have for her. The “Avala” of the title refers to a mountain south of Belgrade which is home to some of Serbia’s most important nationalist monuments and shrines; it is also the site of the main mental hospital for the region, and its “falling” is the unexpected fulfillment of a prophecy from a traditional Serbian folk song. Jovanović’s use of stream of consciousness in her characters’ thinking and speaking, as well as of intertextuality in description and plot advancement heralded the arrival of an innovative new writer who was determined to break with the of traditional concerns of earlier women writers. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is now recognized as much more than “jeans prose,” although the fame the book achieved under that characterization eventually pushed it to cult status. Jovanović is now considered a major avant-garde writer, whose stylistic innovations were as challenging as her women-centered themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRANSLATOR’S PREFACE\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ONE     Introductory Remarks by Jelena’s Biographer\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWO    Mr. Swede, the Moustache\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THREE Mića, the Future Officer\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOUR  Propellers, Motors I 21\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIVE    Marijana Says: “There’s a Daffodil between my Legs”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SIX      Bautista Van Šoven (Bautista Van Schouwen)\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SEVEN Propellers, Motors II\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER EIGHT Aunt Maša’s House Rules\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER NINE   The Secretary of the Tenants’ Council, and a Volunteer\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TEN    Playing Chess on Dositelj Street\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ELEVEN The Lookout (The Words of the Anonymous Man Who Longs to Love Jelena’s Body)\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWELVE Jelena’s Siamese Twin\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THIRTEEN Jelena’s Second Letter\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOURTEEN Mathematical Symbols for Jelena’s Future, or Zoran’s Lips\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIFTEEN Jelena’s First Letter\u003cbr\u003e EPILOGUE\u003cbr\u003e AFTERWORD BY JOHN K. COX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central European University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51047191282007,"sku":"9789633863572","price":17.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789633863572.jpg?v=1750970613","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/avala-is-falling-9789633863572","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}