The novel, written in verse, is about two brothers from the Irish island of Horse Island who head to Tibet to reach the top of the Flying Mountain.
The Chinese, the country of Kham, its inhabitants - nomads, are the setting for a story about a goal, persistence, longing, a search for an undiscovered, nameless mountain, perhaps the last "white spot" on the world map. It is also a novel about death and love.
At the heart of this fascinating multi-layered adventure novel is an authentic account of the fate of the Austro-Hungarian expedition to the North Pole in 1873.
Hearing in "Confessions of a Tourist", the author turned the material for conversations, conducted for the press over the years, into a fictitious hearing in which questions are asked about politics, adventures, literature, criticism...
"A novel that reveals to you the secrets of Mileva's heart, her thoughts and the passionate spirit of a scientist - a woman fighting for her place in the world of science ruled by men."
This work of great momentum and ambition follows numerous striking characters from Afghanistan to Paris and from San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos, and tells their touching and irresistible stories.
Laguna, 2013.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
6.96 €
Humor and Satire • Poems in prose • Novel • Russian literature
Venedikt Yerofeyev's postmodern prose poem is today considered a classic of new Russian literature. It is compared to Gogol and Kharms for its poetics of absurdity, satire, and metaphysical depth.
You'll See When You Grow Up by Luce Kozine is a striking collection of stories that, from a child's perspective, speaks about the traumas of growing up, the hypocrisy of adults, and the hope that can still save us.
Fraktura, 2024.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.