Reviews for Balkan Blues: Writing out of Yugoslavia

The average rating for Balkan Blues: Writing out of Yugoslavia based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-02-27 00:00:00 Charlyne Blomberg Beautiful. There's essays and short stories about the city, family, culture, war, sexuality, etc. What's not to love about this? The only sort of discordant note I can ring is the feeling that it will not be everyone's cup of tea. But if you're curious, haunted, and want to read not just literature *about* but *by,* read this. A thought-provoking look at nationalism, imagined communities, and the politics of memory.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-05-21 00:00:00 William Hicks Jr. An excellent sampling of stories from the former Yugoslavia. I read it is an introduction to contemporary writers from Eastern Europe. A wonderful look into a part of Europe torn apart by war. The stories concerning Sarajevo are particularly compelling.