A woman disappears after a beach party, and the search for her reveals Croatia's complex history well beyond the fall of Communism. We talk Croatian tourism, crime fiction and how to write a thriller with author Jurica Pavičic. What was the genesis of his best-selling tale of a missing daughter in a small Dalmatian village, and the personal and political stories which take place over a 26-year period?
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A woman disappears after a beach party, and the search for her reveals Croatia's complex history well beyond the fall of Communism. We talk Croatian tourism, crime fiction and how to write a thriller with author Jurica Pavičic. What was the genesis of his best-selling tale of a missing daughter in a small Dalmatian village, and the personal and political stories which take place over a 26-year period?
History as Inspiration - two new novels from Slovenia
Istros Conversations
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6 years ago
History as Inspiration - two new novels from Slovenia
Translator Olivia Hellewell talks to Dušan Šarotar and Dino Bauk: two Slovenian authors writing about two different periods in the history of their country: a story of survival in the northern town of Morska Sobota during WWII, and a tale of loss and confusion during the more recent conflict of the 1990s.
Billiards at the Hotel Dobray is Dušan Šarotar's second book in English, following on from his highly praised 2016 novel, Panorama. Once again, we are offered a semi-autobiographical story which blurs the distinction between fact and fiction. The End. And Again offers a beguiling, imaginative reworking of the history of the independence of Slovenia and the break-up of Yugoslavia through the eyes of its four main characters - like the line-up of a pop group – Peter, Goran, Denis and Mary
Istros Conversations
A woman disappears after a beach party, and the search for her reveals Croatia's complex history well beyond the fall of Communism. We talk Croatian tourism, crime fiction and how to write a thriller with author Jurica Pavičic. What was the genesis of his best-selling tale of a missing daughter in a small Dalmatian village, and the personal and political stories which take place over a 26-year period?
