Avala Is Falling
Avala Is Falling

Author: Biljana Jovanović

Publisher: Central European University Press

Published: 2020-10-13

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9633863589

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In Avala Is Falling, Jovanović’s breakout success in 1978, a young woman challenges the expectations that teachers, parents, bus drivers, and doctors have for her. The “Avala” of the title refers to a mountain south of Belgrade which is home to some of Serbia’s most important nationalist monuments and shrines; it is also the site of the main mental hospital for the region, and its “falling” is the unexpected fulfillment of a prophecy from a traditional Serbian folk song. Jovanović’s use of stream of consciousness in her characters’ thinking and speaking, as well as of intertextuality in description and plot advancement heralded the arrival of an innovative new writer who was determined to break with the of traditional concerns of earlier women writers. This book is now recognized as much more than “jeans prose,” although the fame the book achieved under that characterization eventually pushed it to cult status. Jovanović is now considered a major avant-garde writer, whose stylistic innovations were as challenging as her women-centered themes.

The Fall of Milosevic
The Fall of Milosevic

Author: D. Bujosevic

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-17

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1403976775

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Told for the first time, the riveting story of how common people - miners, cooks, former soldiers - shook off the intimidation of Serbian strongman Slobadan Milosevic and overthrew, peacefully, his tyrannical regime. Based on numerous interviews with participants, from the man in the street to top officials in the Serbian regime, The Fall of Milosevic recounts the exhilaration, fear and chaos of a population rising in opposition to a tyrant, the 'Butcher of the Balkans'. As the people gather in protest, behind the scenes in the pillars of Milosevic's regime crumble as politicians, military officers, and the police desert a leader no longer legitimate in the eyes of the people. This is the story of individuals facing down fear and rising up for democracy.

Ruins
Ruins

Author: Caleb Teal

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2022-11-18

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1039162169

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Set one year after the start of Avala Book 2, this stunning tale tells the continued story of Avala's journey to becoming a Spirit of the Mindscapes. As the war between the Republic of Earth and the Yajiran Empire continues, Avala struggles against her arch nemesis Namjila in battles across the galaxy. However in the midst of the fighting, the fate of two worlds hang in the balance. Can Avala save her people from the cruel oppressors of the Yajixa? And if so can she save them all? This is the moment she has been fighting for since she joined the Republic. Will she prevail? Or will Namjila win? This is the third installment of Avala's lifelong journey to become a Spirit of the Mindscapes.

Voices in the Shadows
Voices in the Shadows

Author: Celia Hawkesworth

Publisher: Central European University Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9789639116627

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"Women are conspicuously absent from traditional cultural histories of South-East Europe. This book addresses that imbalance by describing the contribution of women to literary culture in the Orthodox/Ottoman areas of Serbia and Bosnia."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Engendering Slavic Literatures
Engendering Slavic Literatures

Author: Pamela Chester

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780253210425

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Engendering Slavic Literatures breaks new ground in its investigation of gender and feminist issues in Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian literary texts by both female and male writers. Drawing on psychoanalytic approaches, film theory, and lesbian and gender theory, the authors interrogate the received notions of Western gender studies to see which can be usefully applied to nineteenth- and twentieth-century Slavic literary works. Motherhood and the relationships of mothers and daughters; the myths of selfhood that shape the autobiographies of Nadezhda Mandel'shtam, Marina Tsvetaeva, Lidiia Ginzburg, and Lev Tolstoy; Polish Catholicism and sexuality; portrayals of landscape in verbal and visual art; and women writers' transgressive ventures into male bastions such as the love lyric and prose fiction are among the themes of this important and innovative volume.

Avala: Spirits of the Mindscapes
Avala: Spirits of the Mindscapes

Author: Caleb Teal

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2019-07-25

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1525554824

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Four thousand years in the future, the Republic of Earth is at war with the oppressive Yajiran Empire. Meanwhile, on a primitive world, a half-human/half-Yajiran girl named Avala learns that her people’s beliefs are lies created by the Yajirans to keep them in a primitive state, so they can rule over them. While working with the Republic of Earth’s intelligence service in a collaborative effort to free her planet from its alien overlords, she discovers she has the same psychic and body-swapping powers that the elite Yajirans, the Yajixa, possess. In the process of learning how to master these powers, she awakens a long-lost precursor race from her planet called the Echarikith, who have magical god-like powers. The Echarikith offer to help Avala in her quest to free her people, in exchange for her help in freeing them from being enslaved in the Yajixa’s mindscapes. This is the beginning of Avala’s lifelong journey to become one of the spirits of the mindscapes.

Turbulences
Turbulences

Author: Edin Kapić

Publisher: Edin Kapić

Published: 2024-04-15

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 8409601729

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It is the summer of 2022 in Yugoslavia, a prominent member of the European Union, with a war raging at its borders. FROM TRAGEDY EMERGE SECRETS, NOT OF ONE MAN BUT OF A WHOLE COUNTRY Following a sudden and tragic car accident where his friend dies, Esad Kajan, an airline pilot for Yugoslav Airlines, is thrust into a whirlwind of revelation as he uncovers unexpected layers to his friend's seemingly ordinary life. What begins as a personal tragedy soon escalates into a gripping battle against insurmountable odds. In the shadows of peace, a conspiracy takes flight With conspiracy lurking in the shadows and unsettling discoveries of mysterious transactions, Esad embarks on an extraordinary journey to unravel the truth. As he delves deeper, he realizes that no one is quite who they appear to be. Determined to shield his loved ones and avert a looming threat to the nation, Esad confronts a web of deceit that spans far beyond his imagination. WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT TURBULENCES: "Turbulences is a page turning thriller for the modern age with wonderful characters that you can relate to and feel for as they embark on a harrowing journey to save their country." "In the tradition of Len Deighton and Robert Ludlum, this book is a fast-paced thriller I couldn’t put down. It combines equal parts recent world history, aviation, and intrigue into a tasty stew of adventure with a satisfying finish." "Blending historical depth with the pulse-pounding tension of a thriller, this fiction novel entraps readers in its intricate web of mystery and intrigue. Every page brims with rich character development and alluring secrets, ensuring a captivating journey from start to finish."