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The narrative explores the tumultuous history of the Balkans through the author's personal lens, detailing her mother's flight from a fanatical marriage to return to Yugoslavia with her children. The backdrop includes the father's radical Serbian nationalism and his involvement with a terrorist group in Canada, culminating in his accidental death while constructing a bomb. This poignant story intertwines family dynamics with the broader socio-political upheaval of the time, highlighting themes of identity, conflict, and the impact of extremism.
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Fatherland: A Family History, Nina Bunjevac
- Language
- Released
- 2015
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Fatherland: A Family History
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nina Bunjevac
- Publisher
- Liveright Publishing Corporation
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN13
- 9781631490316
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, Comics & Manga, Comic Books, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Relationships, Childhood, Family relationships, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Serbia
- First published
- 2014
- Original title
- Fatherland
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- The narrative explores the tumultuous history of the Balkans through the author's personal lens, detailing her mother's flight from a fanatical marriage to return to Yugoslavia with her children. The backdrop includes the father's radical Serbian nationalism and his involvement with a terrorist group in Canada, culminating in his accidental death while constructing a bomb. This poignant story intertwines family dynamics with the broader socio-political upheaval of the time, highlighting themes of identity, conflict, and the impact of extremism.