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Description of a struggle:

the Vintage book of contemporary Eastern European writing
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Vintage Books, Dec 1, 1994 - Fiction - 403 pages
An electrifying collection of dispatches from 16 nations of Eastern Europe, as delivered by 43 of their finest and most arresting writers. With visions that are by turns beautiful, scathing, haunting, and gleefully surreal, they illuminate both the cruelties and absurdities that characterize daily life in their homelands and the world at large.

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A really excellent anthology. There are some fine standouts in here, like Vivisection and Retina, while a small few of the stories come across as self-indulgent. But definitely worth reading. Read full review

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If you are interested in beautiful writing that is, for the most part, ignored in the West, check out this collection of short stories from Eastern Europe. There are a few stories from each country in ...

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