{"product_id":"caf-europa-revisited-slavenka-drakulic-9780143134176","title":"Café Europa Revisited: How to Survive Post-Communism","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Drakulic's composite portrait provides a clear-eyed look at European values, and what they really amount to.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn evocative and timely collection of essays that paints a portrait of Eastern Europe thirty years after the end of communism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn immigrant with a parrot in Stockholm, a photo of a girl in Lviv, a sculpture of Alexander the Great in Skopje, a memorial ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Soviet led army invasion of Prague: these are a few glimpses of life in Eastern Europe today. Three decades after the Velvet Revolution, Slavenka Drakulic, the author of \u003ci\u003eCafe Europa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Guided Tour of the Museum Of Communism\u003c\/i\u003e, takes a look at what has changed and what has remained the same in the region in her daring new essay collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTotalitarianism did not die overnight and democracy did not completely transform Eastern European societies. Looking closely at artefacts and day to day life, from the health insurance cards to national monuments, and popular films to cultural habits, alongside pieces of growing nationalism and Brexit, these pieces of political reportage dive into the reality of a Europe still deeply divided.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Slavenka Drakulic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143134175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143134176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2020 pg. 4","brand":"Slavenka Drakulic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049759371519,"sku":"9780143134176","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a9ed9fa-89a2-43a1-a79f-320ef24b758d.jpg?v=1685003300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caf-europa-revisited-slavenka-drakulic-9780143134176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}