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Book SynopsisOne of the most prominent writers to emerge from the former Yugoslavia addresses such universal themes as exile, disorientation, and obsession
Trade Review“Each of Albahari’s stories is a literary experiment. After reading them, one is left with a lingering effect and a wish to go back and reread the tales in order to ponder further the mystery of the creative process of writing.”—
World Literature Today“In
Globetrotter, David Albahari explores the consciousness of emigres from the former Yugoslavia, Croatia and Serbia, showing that while abroad, many of us are even more intensely preoccupied with our histories than we were while living in Yugoslavia. His narrative, structured out of realistic details and perceptions with self-conscious meditation blending history, civilization and its discontents, and personal experience, reaches a density and intensity akin to Krasznahorkai’s and Thomas Bernhard’s. An intensely idiosyncratic narrative, enjoyable and thoughtful.”—Josip Novakovich, author of
Shopping for a Better Country, a Man Booker International Prize finalist
