{"product_id":"american-fictionary-paperback","title":"American Fictionary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDubravka Ugresic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCelia Hawkesworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEllen Elias-Bursac\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of the Yugoslav wars of the early 1990s, Dubravka Ugresic--winner of the 2016 Neustadt International Prize for Literature--was invited to Middletown, Connecticut as a guest lecturer. A world away from the brutal sieges of Sarajevo and the nationalist rhetoric of Milosevic, she instead has to cope with everyday life in America, where she's assaulted by \"strong personalities,\" the cult of the body, endless amounts of jogging and exercise, bagels, and an obsession with public confession. Organized as a fictional dictionary, these early essays of Ugresic's (revised and amended for this edition) allow us to see American culture through the eyes of a woman whose country is being destroyed by war, and forces us to see through the comforting veil of Western consumerism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDubravka Ugresic\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Unconditional Surrender\u003c\/i\u003e, and six essay collections, including the NBCC award finalist, \u003ci\u003eKaraoke Culture.\u003c\/i\u003e She went into exile from Croatia after being labeled a \"witch\" for her anti-nationalistic stance during the Yugoslav war. She now resides in the Netherlands. In 2016, she was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature for her body of work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelia Hawkesworth\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of numerous works of Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian literature, including Dubravka Ugresic's \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e for which she won the Heldt Prize for Translation in 1999. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Elias-Bursac\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of South Slavic literature. Her accolades include the 2006 National Translation Award for her translation of David Albahari's novel \u003ci\u003eGötz and Meyer.\u003c\/i\u003e She is currently the Vice President of the American Literary Translators Association.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769854165280,"sku":"9781940953847","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a514bba7894ff5a4feaada08e7af2522.webp?v=1780358342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-fictionary-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}