Culture of Lies by Ugresic
The Culture of Lies is one of the most intelligent and lucid accounts of an appalling episode in history. It shows us the banality and brutality of nationalism and the way that nationalistic ideology permeates every pore of life. Ugre i 's acerbic and penetrating essays cover everything from politics to daily routine, from public to private life.
With a diverse and unusual perspective, she writes about memory, soap operas, the destruction of everyday life, kitsch, the conformity of intellectuals, propaganda and censorship, the strategies of human manipulation and the walls of Europe which, she argues, never really did fall.
Shot through with irony and sadness, satirical protest and bitter melancholy, The Culture of Lies is a gesture of intellectual resistance by a writer branded 'a traitor' and 'a witch in Croatia.
In the Jaws of Life and Other Tales (1993), Fording the Stream of Consciousness (1993), Have a Good Day (1994), and The Museum of Unconditional Surrender (1998) are among Dubravka Ugre i's many novels, four of which have been translated into English. With The Culture of Lies, she received the renowned Charles Veillon Award in 1996. She has lived in exile in Amsterdam since 1993 and gives numerous lectures in the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780271018478 |
| ISBN 10 | 027101847X |
| Title | Culture of Lies |
| Author | Ugresic |
| Series | Post-Communist Cultural Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Year published | 1998-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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