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The Impossible Country - by Brian Hall (Paperback)

Name: The Impossible Country - by Brian Hall (Paperback)
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group
SKU: 91872129
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"A tragic portrait . . . presented with sympathy and frequently with humor . . . [of] a disparate people who were never united except by their resentment of a foreign conqueror.
About the Author: Brian Hall is the author of three novels, including I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company, his acclaimed story of the Lewis and Clark expedition, as well as three works of nonfiction.
352 Pages
History, Europe

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About the Book

Hall relates his encounters with Serbs, Croats, and Muslims, "real people, likeable people" who are now overcome with suspicions and anxiety about one another. Hall takes the standard explanations and inverts our perceptions of the country. What emerges is a portrait of a country that possibly should never have been, and is in the process of insuring that it will never be again.

Book Synopsis

"A tragic portrait . . . presented with sympathy and frequently with humor . . . [of] a disparate people who were never united except by their resentment of a foreign conqueror." - Atlantic Monthly

As war is breaking out in 1991, Brian Hall travels through Croatia, Serbia, and Kosovo to document the countries, their history, and their people. He relates his encounters with Serbs, Croats, and Muslims--"real people, likeable people" who are now overcome with suspicion and anxiety about one another. Hall takes the standard explanations, the pundits' predictions, and the evening news footage and inverts our perceptions of the country, its politics, its history, and its seemingly insoluble animosities.

About the Author

Brian Hall is the author of three novels, including I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company, his acclaimed story of the Lewis and Clark expedition, as well as three works of nonfiction.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 7.82 Inches (H) x 5.11 Inches (W) x .65 Inches (D)

Weight: .51 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 352

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Europe

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Theme: Eastern

Format: Paperback

Author: Brian Hall

Language: English

Street Date: October 1, 1995

TCIN: 91872129

UPC: 9780140249231

Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-8133

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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