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Globetrotter
David Albahari
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Description for Globetrotter
Paperback. One of the most prominent writers to emerge from the former Yugoslavia addresses such universal themes as exile, disorientation, and obsession Translator(s): Elias-Bursac, Ellen. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
One of the most prominent writers to emerge from the former Yugoslavia addresses such universal themes as exile, disorientation, and obsession
“Easily one of the finest writers of fiction today.”—Bill Marx, Arts Fuse
Displaced from his home as Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia descended into war, Serbian author David Albahari found safety in Canada, where this novel was written. In Globetrotter, Albahari deals with the bewilderments of exile and lost identity, themes he has investigated in earlier works. But in this unsettling experimental book he also enters new arenas, where sexual identity and the nature ... Read more
One of the most prominent writers to emerge from the former Yugoslavia addresses such universal themes as exile, disorientation, and obsession
“Easily one of the finest writers of fiction today.”—Bill Marx, Arts Fuse
Displaced from his home as Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia descended into war, Serbian author David Albahari found safety in Canada, where this novel was written. In Globetrotter, Albahari deals with the bewilderments of exile and lost identity, themes he has investigated in earlier works. But in this unsettling experimental book he also enters new arenas, where sexual identity and the nature ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
The Margellos World Republic of Letters
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300201321
SKU
V9780300201321
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About David Albahari
David Albahari, a Serbian writer and translator, has published eleven short-story collections and thirteen novels in Serbian, garnering the Ivo Andric Award for best book of short stories published in Yugloslavia (1982), the NIN Prize for best novel published in Yugoslavia (1996), the Balcanica Award, and the Berlin Bridge Prize, among others. He also has translated into Serbian the works ... Read more
Reviews for Globetrotter
“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, ... Read more