“slavenka drakulic”

Hailed by feminists as one of the most important contributions to women's studies in the last decade, this gripping, beautifully written account describes the daily struggles of women under the Marxist regime in the former republic of Yugoslavia. "Drakulic is a journalist and novelist whose voice be... More

Today in Eastern Europe the architectural work of revolution is complete: the old order has been replaced by various forms of free-market economy and de jure democracy. But as Slavenka Drakulic observes, "in everyday life, the revolution consists much more of the small things - of sounds, looks and ... More

Set in 1992 during the height of the Bosnian war, "S".--now in paperback--reveals one of the most gruesome aspects of war: the rape and torture of civilian women by occupying forces. Through a series of flashbacks, S., a Bosnian woman, relives the unspeakable crimes she has endured, and, in telling ... More

Drakulic introduces readers to the accused individuals from the Bosnian conflict of the early 1990s--from the infamous to the unknown to the unquestionably guilty--seeking to understand the people behind the horrific crimes.Who were they? Ordinary people like you or meaor monsters?a asks internation... More

This beautifully imagined story of the last days of Frida Kahlo's life explores the inner life of one of the world's most influential female artists.A beautifully imagined story of the last days of Frida Kahloas life A few days before Frida Kahloas death in 1954, she wrote in her diary, aI hope the... More

In her novel "S.," Slavenka DrakulicA explored the horror of genocide and the lives that were ripped apart during the Bosnian conflict of the early 1990s. Now, in "They Would Never Hurt a Fly," she confronts one of the consequences of that warathe prisoners being tried at The Hague for their war cri... More