Marina Horvat asked this question about The Heart's Invisible Furies:
How is Ignac from Slovenia at 1987? Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. How a man in USA talk about Chech Republik, same year, 1987, it was Chechoslovakia. Nobody judged smoking in 1950. and 1960. More reading before writing.
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Marina Horvat I don't think so. Cyril said Ignac told him he's from Slovenia. 1987. Ignac's anwer would be only Yugoslavia. Unknowledge, I think. :) ...more
Feb 08, 2018 11:03AM · flag
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Jennifer Could be...or a combination of both...if Cyril is narrating as a 70 year old, he might not be the most reliable narrator.
Feb 08, 2018 11:19AM · flag
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Jennifer nyc Interesting
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