Divine Child
2021
First Published
3.76
Average Rating
200
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In the early 1990s, as Yugoslavia begins to crumble, so too does a woman, known only as Mother. Ostracized by her Croatian neighbors because of her Serbian background, the bright cheer Mother brought to her role as a wife and mother is darkened by the onset of mental illness that devours an entire family. Seen through the acerbic and wry perspective of Mother’s eldest daughter, Divine Child paints a picture of the forces that batter an individual into shape in a time of economic crisis and rabid nationalism. This unforgettable survival narrative won the 2013 Jutarnji list Award for Novel of the Year in Croatia.
Avg Rating
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Author
Tatjana Gromaca
Author · 3 books
Tatjana Gromača is a poet and fiction writer, and one of the greatest talents that has emerged in Croatian poetry in the last ten years. She is currently working as a journalist for Feral Tribune, a weekly magazine notorious for its political satire. Her travelogues, reportages, fiction, poetry, literary essays and other have been published in books and magazines. Her poems have been translated into English, Italian, Slovenian and German.
