Author: Vitomil Zupan
Publisher: Slovenian Literature
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Ranking with the best novels about World War II, "Minuet for Guitar" is also a masterpiece of Slovenian fiction.
Author: Vitomil Zupan
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Den slovenske forfatter Vitomil Zupan skildrer i denne roman sine oplevelser som partisan i Jugoslavien under 2. verdenskrig
Author: Harold B. Segel
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 2012-11-11
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 0822978024
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Because of their visibility in society and ability to shape public opinion, prominent literary figures were among the first targets of Communist repression, torture, and incarceration. Authors such as Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn famously documented the experience of internment in Soviet gulags. Little, however, has been published in the English language on the work of writers imprisoned by other countries of the Soviet bloc. For the first time, The Walls Behind the Curtain presents a collection of works from East European novelists, poets, playwrights, and essayists who wrote during or after their captivity under communism. Harold B. Segel paints a backdrop of the political culture and prison and labor camp systems of each country, detailing the onerous conditions that writers faced. Segel then offers biographical information on each writer and presents excerpts of their writing. Notable literary figures included are Vaclav Havel, Eva Kanturkova, Milan SimeCka, Adam Michnik, Milovan Djilas, Paul Goma, Tibor Dery, and Visar Zhiti, as well as many other writers. This anthology recovers many of the most important yet overlooked literary voices from the era of Communist occupation. Although translated from numerous languages, and across varied cultures, there is a distinct commonality in the experiences documented by these works. The Walls Behind the Curtain serves as a testament to the perseverance of the human spirit and a quest for individual liberty that many writers forfeited their lives for.
Author: Dagmar Gramshammer-Hohl
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Published: 2017-07-31
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 3839432219
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Slavic studies, aging and old age have thus far been only marginal concerns. This volume brings together the scattered research that has been done up to now on aging as represented and narrated in Slavic literatures. The essays investigate Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovene and Ukrainian representations of age/aging in various literary genres and epochs and analyze age as a powerful marker of difference and as constitutive of social relations and personal identity.
Author: Pete Naish
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Published: 2007-10
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781402744167
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why are these crosswords so wonderful? Just look at these clues and see: "Castle site?" (Solution: SANDBOX.) "Trip around the world?" (ORBIT.) It'll give you "that sinking feeling". (QUICKSAND.) It's clear that while the questions are clever, the answers use plain language, and not that mysterious vocabulary found only in the puzzle world. Adding to the fun are the crosswords' themes, which provide a guide to some of the answers. Once they sharpen their pencils, and their minds, solvers will have a great time honing their skills on every one.
Author: John K. Cox
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-06-01
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 1134478976
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A clear and concise introduction to contemporary Slovenia. It examines the country's rapid transition from a collection of provinces in the southern part of the Habsburg Empire, to a republic within Yugoslavia, to an independent state and analyzes the major political and economic developments since 1991. The perfect introduction to one of Europe's most fascinating nations.