by miljenko jergovic and it IS translated yay. it’s short stories about the lives of different “characters” in yugoslavia during the 90s wars but it’s such a unique collection of stories and the way he writes these characters is sooooooooooooooo unbelievably good. very human, melancholy-yet-hopeful and beautiful. my favorite one is Cactus. one of the few works of fiction i enjoyed!
Jul 31, 2024
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war, the search for identity, love and loss, the fragility and the resilience of human spirit, with a thin layer between reality and allegory.. easily one of the most poetic novels i have read
Mar 12, 2025
i picked up this book when i was travelling through albania, apparently the writer sadly passed away the day i bought it… did i curse him or ???
anyways, the book is about a young man stuck in a blood feud between two families that has been going on for years -according to the code of kanun. and arghh its so good!!! albanian culture is really fascinating
i really recommend this for those interested in albanian culture.. which you should be since the country is pretty unknown, yet very beautiful and definitely deserves more recognition. also its a pretty short read
i included a link to a wikipedia page about the blood feuds for those interested
Feb 12, 2025
calvino is my most beloved author. here he’s written three quick stories based on his memories of the summer 1940, as italy entered the war and he entered adulthood. it’s a time of great confusion and reconciliation that he writes beautifully, and his usual sense of whimsy functions in such an interesting way here cause it deals directly with the contradictions of a whimsical adolescence under fascism. my favorite was the third story “UNPA nights”
Feb 14, 2024
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wear your shoes till the soles come off. you don’t need a new shirt. STOP mindlessly consuming things!!! enough!!! go sit outside for 10 minutes and think about if you are actually lacking anything material in your life (you’re probably not). if you do need new things have a thing-exchange with your friends it’s so fun! stop falling victim to overconsumption
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LITERALLY BANGER 👏AFTER BANGER 👏AFTER BANGER👏 !!!! like even the sadder ones. charcoal baby??? minetta creek!!!! nappy wonder???? s’cooled???? champagne coast🫣 WOW WOW WOW
Mar 15, 2024