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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.
These stories deal with different topics, although most deal with different criminal acts, from fraud and fortune-telling to marriage fraud and murder.
The work is based on a true event that occurred in Spain in 1933: Aurora Rodriguez killed her daughter Hildegart, a famous fighter for women's emancipation and a cult figure on the political scene of the time.
