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In Vranje at the end of the 19th century, Sofka, a beautiful girl from a respectable but ruined family, carries the "impure blood" of gypsy origin. Her beauty and passion attract men, but fate is merciless: a marriage of convenience, violence, madness and
"Impure Blood" (1910), Borisav Stanković's masterpiece, is a psychological novel that explores the themes of tradition, passion, social norms and the tragic fate of the individual in the patriarchal society of southern Serbia.
This work, awarded the NIN Prize for that year, is considered one of the most significant in Serbian literature after World War II.
The debut work of Croatian writer Tomislav Šovagović, awarded the Josip and Ivan Kozarac Award in 2012, is a dedication to Slavonia – the region of his childhood that the author, born in Dalmatia, observes with foreign but tender eyes.
These stories deal with different topics, although most deal with different criminal acts, from fraud and fortune-telling to marriage fraud and murder.