It is, above all, a book for reading, a beautiful and pleasant read (anthologies, when well done, are pleasant books, in addition to being useful); then, as was said, it is also about a self-portrait, about exposing yourself.
It is, above all, a book for reading, a beautiful and pleasant read; then, as was said, it is also about a self-portrait (this is what the adjective 'personal' put in the subtitle means), about exposing oneself, or so the author felt when he was composing it.
"Poems and Essays" by A. B. Šimić is a posthumous publication that brings together selected poems and essays by one of the key figures of Croatian expressionism. This selection of his poetry and essays was edited by Vesna Krmpotić.
Evacuation brings a selection of short stories that address war, displacement, and post-war trauma through various authorial poetics, and features, among others, Darijo Džamonja, Semezdin Mehmedinović, Vladimir Pištalo, Miljenko Jergović, and others.