{"product_id":"one-flew-over-the-kosovo-jeton-neziraj-9781942281047","title":"One Flew Over the Kosovo Theater: An Anthology of Contemporary Drama from Kosovo","description":"Perhaps the first full-throated response to the war in Kosovo to be published in English, this anthology in a Serbian translation crossed the border between the two countries in 2014 as one of the first works to break a literary silence of three decades. \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Every play included here even the two comedies proceeds from traumatic circumstances or the wake of them: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Set in the thick of the NATO bombing and the forced expulsion from Pristina, \u003ci\u003eThe Basement \u003c\/i\u003eis a family drama in which every inclination and every snap reaction can have an unbearable effect. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Finger \u003c\/i\u003edraws its impetus from a vacuum, from a family bereft, and the implacable dynamics between two women. In it a disappearance calls for and exacts rituals in the gap between life and death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the monodrama, \u003ci\u003eSlaying the Mosquito\u003c\/i\u003e, exile carries with it all the derangement of the war, enacted in the person of the poet-madman-shaman, a tormented spirit caught between diverse worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The eponymous \u003ci\u003eOne Flew over the Kosovo Theater\u003c\/i\u003e is an uproarious lampoon. Set in the days approaching the independence of Kosovo, it takes aim at the new government and their yen for censorship and the appropriation of the arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Recapitulating the occupation and conflict, \u003ci\u003eThe Crossroads Café\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping farce with a full cast of characters, including Serbian Police and guerrilla fighters, together with an Everyman trapped in the machinations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOne Flew over the Kosovo Theater\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a collection of plays. It is something that verges on a saga.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeton Neziraj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942281048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942281047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laertes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 8.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Jeton Neziraj","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519668859135,"sku":"9781942281047","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f51d773-0afd-4079-9c10-d35f58d5df93.jpg?v=1778738118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-flew-over-the-kosovo-jeton-neziraj-9781942281047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}