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978-1-84659-019-1
Literary Essays
September 2007
Paperback
13 x 20 cm
256 pages
£9.99

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About the Author
Dubravka Ugresic has been compared favourably with writers such as Vladimir Nabokov, Joseph Brodsky, Milan Kundera and Virginia Woolf, and has been awarded many prizes.

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Reviews

'This collection...glitters with witty and profound observations on modern Europe...A genuinely free-thinker, Urgresic's attachment to absurdity leads her down paths other writers fear to tread.'
Independent

'Sharp and funny...Under her gaze the tiredest topics of the “tired” continent (migration, multiculturalism, “new Europe”) spring to life. Ellen Elias-Bursac's translation captures all her irony and mischief.'
Boyd Tonkin

'One of the ten greatest writers you've never heard of.'
Guardian

'Unflinching and provocative.'
Times

‘A hyperlinked transborder ride that is a workout for the brain, and well worth the trip.’
Pulp Net

‘Ugresic builds her palace of art out of the bloodsoaked debris of politics.’
Independent

‘A unique tone of voice, a madcap wit and a lively sense of the absurd.Ingenious.’
Marina Warner

‘A writer to follow, a writer to be cherished.’
Susan Sontag

‘Ugresic is sharp, funny and unafraid...Orwell would approve.’
Times Literary Supplement

‘Ugresic writes with a sharpened pen. Her voice is unique, her writing elegant and dangerous...irresistible.’
Scotland on Sunday

‘Savage, quotable and perceptive.’
Observer

'Thought-provoking... and certainly well worth your while. Recommended for anyone concerned with contemporary culture, as well as the consequences, on all levels, of globalisation.'
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I entertained myself by watching the Vietnamese proprietor teach a young Mexican woman with plump fingers how to groom nails. He was gentle and patient. First he applied polish to the nails on her hand, demonstrating how to brush the surface of the nail properly. Then he stretched his own hand out to her so she could demonstrate what she had learned. They made a perfect picture. Lit by light from the street, the teacher and pupil polishing each other's nails was a scene worthy of Vermeer.

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