About the Book Series
HIDDEN CAMERA – DIARY OF THE SECOND WINTER
JELGAVA ’94 – THE NAMES THEY LEFT BEHIND – PROJEKT@PARTY
ALONE AMONG THE IRISH – THE POOR MOUTH
TŪLA – THE DOLL – MORE
V.B.Z. recognises the vital role storytelling plays in the formation of a common, European cultural identity. It is for this reason that we have launched a project entitled “Around Europe in 30 Books”, which will offer 30 outstanding European books of fiction to Croatian readers. The goal of the project is to find similarities in our differences because, as F. Scott Fitzgerald once put it, “That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” The first 10 titles are bound by a single theme, “Our Past, Our Present, Our Future”, and explore our shared history. The second year of the project is called “Our Life, Our Work, Our Future” and deals with the day-to-day lives of Europeans, with a special emphasis on women’s writing. The final year of this literary journey themed “Our Neighbours, Our Cross-Borders, Our Future”, will focus on the literature of our neighbours and other countries with complex neighbourly relations and provide an opportunity to look back on our path towards becoming a member state and how far we have come as Europeans.Read More…
The Authors
LIDIJA DIMKOVSKA– SRĐAN VALJAREVIĆ – JĀNIS JOŅEVS
CLARE AZZOPARDI – BEQË CUFAJ– MIODRAG VUKOVIĆ
BRIAN O’NOLAN – JURGIS KUNČINAS – ISMAIL KADARÉ
HAKAN GÜNDAY
Book authors from the third round of the series come from neighboring countries whose history was decisively marked by the relations with their bordering countries. Lidija Dimkovska, awarded Macedonian author, Srđan Valjarević, one of the most popular Serbian writers, Miodrag Vuković, Montenegrin literary author and journalist, Jurgis Kunčinas, one of the most famous Lithuanian writers, Latvian literary star Jānis Joņevs and awarded Maltese writer Clare Azzopardi deal with everyday challenges of individuals – from dealing with illnesses to combating prejudice, regimes and borders (state, cultural, social). Turkish writer Hakan Günday, Kosovar-German writer Beqë Cufaj, and Myles na gCopaleen (Brian O’Nolan), one of the most prominent Irish writers of the 20th century, write about the difficult living of those in existential hardships. Globally renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare takes us on an intimate journey through his life while focusing on complex relations with his mother.