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This book provides many interesting perspectives about the recent history of Serbia. The book consists of fourteen chapters, each relating the time the author spent with a different Serbian individual or family. She meets a wide range of people, including a convicted war criminal's wife, higher up members of Slobodan Milosevic's party, leaders of the opposition, refugees who fled Kososvo, a rock star, and artists. The meetings occur right before Milosevic's fall from power and continue for a few
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A good narrative of many regular citizens who have lived through the Balkan mess. Not having a thorough background of the atrocities that have taken place in that part of the world, I was surprised to hear of the reverie projected Milosevic and Tito's way. Very insightful.
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Feb 03, 2008
Mariana
marked it as to-read
Aug 08, 2008
Juliana Philippa
marked it as to-read
