{"product_id":"great-serbian-short-stories-branko-mikasinovich-9781513652511","title":"Great Serbian Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"But the country could not accept the bridge and the bridge could not accept the country.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis quotation, from the short story \"The Bridge on the Zepa,\" by the 1961 Nobel laureate Ivo Andric, whose story, \"Thirst,\" is included in this collection, reflects the essence of the state of human relations in the Balkans. Here Andric observes that while bridges are built to connect and not divide, human nature, as it is, can lead to discord and alienation. In fact, throughout its history Serbia was a point of convergence, and even more often, a place of confrontation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in this anthology depict figuratively the banks on either side of the bridge in Serbia and the Balkans. On the one side there is respectfulness and coalescence, and on the other, turbulence and division among people along social, economic, ethnic, and religious lines. One of the best ways to get acquainted with foreign literature is to select an anthology in order to sample individual writers to get a sense of a nation's literary culture. To that end, the purpose of this anthology of short stories is to enlighten the reader about Serbia and the Serbian people. This volume represents the quintessential anthology of Serbian short stories in the English language selected in terms of the diversity of topics, styles, and literary trends, covering both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The stories chosen for this anthology represent the best available selection presenting unique tales indigenous to Serbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nineteenth-century stories deal with life in rural Serbia, characterized by realistic descriptions, simplicity, and appealing characters. In contrast, Serbia's twentieth-century authors are recognized for their courage and daring in confronting totalitarian communist norms, and later for literary innovations illustrating the environment, people, and values of democratic Serbia. These Serb writers rank among the masters of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first short stories appearing in Serbia of literary value date from the middle of the nineteenth century. During that period, the Serbian literary milieu was impacted significantly by Western European and Russian cultures, due mostly to two developments: firstly, a number of Serbian students acquired higher education in Western European countries, and upon returning, exerted their influence on the Serbian literary scene, bringing with them new and progressive ideas. Through the influx of such foreign-educated Serb intellectuals, Serbia was able to establish at least a peripheral literary connection with Western Europe. Secondly, Russian literature of the nineteenth century with its two literary giants, Leo Tolstoy and Fedor Dostoyevsky, were accessible to Serbian intellectuals because of the similarity of the Serbian and Russian languages and the ability of Serbs to read some of the works in the original, as well as in translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e B. M.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors represented in this anthology: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStjepan Mitrov Ljubisa (1824-1878)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilovan Glisic (1847-1908)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLazar (Laza) Lazarevic (1851-1890)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimo Matavulj (1852-1908)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanko Veselinovic (1862-1905) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadoje Domanovic (1873-1908)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSvetozar Ćorovic (1875-1919)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorisav Stankovic (1876-1927)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePetar Kočic (1877-1916)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeljko Petrovic (1884-1967)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvo Andric (1892-1975)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBranko Ćopic (1915-1984)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDobrica Ćosic (1921-2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleksandar Tisma (1924-2003)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilorad Pavic (1929-2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorislav Pekic (1930-1992)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanilo Kis (1935-1989)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMomo Kapor (1937-2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilovan Vitezovic (1944-)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiroslav Josic-Visnjic (1946-2015)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadoslav Bratic (1948-2016)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVladislav Bajac (1954-)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiomir Udovički (1954-)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvana Dimic (1957-)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMihajlo Pantic (1957-)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDejan Stojanovic (1959-)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJelena Lengold (1959-)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoran Petrovic (1961-)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleksandar Gatalica (1964-)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Branko Mikasinovich, Stjepan Mitrov Ljubisa, Milovan Glisic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1513652516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513652511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Movement Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.99d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Branko Mikasinovich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988832518399,"sku":"9781513652511","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e87fec8c-db66-42b5-b9d3-2b3d47f29f05.jpg?v=1683296630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-serbian-short-stories-branko-mikasinovich-9781513652511","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}