BOOKS FROM CROATIAThe Culture of Lies
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Set in Croatia
Female author
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A funny and cynical collection of essays, apercus and sketches denouncing the perversions of political and cultural life in Croatia. The Culture of Lies was written as a reaction to the collapse of Yugoslavia and the unholy war in Croatia and Bosnia. The collection attacks and attempts to understand events in the former Yugoslavia: aggression against people's own brothers, artificial amnesties; adoption of nationalist fascist ideologies; propaganda and censorship; folklore kitsch as a culture of a lie; writers and intellectuals caught up in the Maelstrom of Nationalism. Ugresic's ascerbic and pentrating essays cover everything from politics to daily routine, from public to private life. This is 1 of the most intelligent and lucid accounts of this episode in history by a writer herself exiled and struggling to find a new identity.
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(3 months ago) |
12 Jul, 2025
Very beautifully written essays on the Yugoslav civil war. In some sections, it was difficult to follow the author's train of thought and it became somewhat of a slog. Other sections were easier to understand. Giving 4 stars because I appreciate the author's very unique perspective (comparing to other books I've read on this topic during this reading challenge-- Bosnia, Albania) and I learned a lot from reading it.
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