{"product_id":"globetrotter-9780300201321","title":"Globetrotter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most prominent writers to emerge from the former Yugoslavia addresses such universal themes as exile, disorientation, and obsession\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”—\u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In\u003ci\u003e Globetrotter\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eShopping for a Better Country\u003c\/i\u003e, a Man Booker International Prize finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862526460247,"sku":"9780300201321","price":16.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300201321.jpg?v=1759918029","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/globetrotter-9780300201321","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}