An epic novel of twentieth-century Balkan life, from the decline of
the Ottoman Empire through the bloodshed of the Bosnian War This
grand novel encompasses nearly all of Yugoslavia's tumultuous
twentieth century, from the decline of the Austro-Hungarian and
Ottoman Empires through two world wars, the rise and fall of
communism, the breakup of the nation, and the terror of the
shelling of Dubrovnik. Tackling universal themes on a human scale,
master storyteller Miljenko Jergovic traces one Yugoslavian
family's tale as history irresistibly casts the fates of five
generations. What is it to live a life whose circumstances are
driven by history? Jergovic investigates the experiences of a
compelling heroine, Regina Delavale, and her many family members
and neighbors. Telling Regina's story in reverse chronology, the
author proceeds from her final days in 2002 to her birth in 1905,
encountering along the way such traumas as atrocities committed by
Nazi Ustashe Croats and the death of Tito. Lyrically written and
unhesitatingly told, The Walnut Mansion may be read as an allegory
of the tragedy of Yugoslavia's tormented twentieth century.
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