Made in Yugoslavia
$9.99
A shocking and moving story of ordinary young men whose lives are overturned by an all too recent conflict.
Luka, Greg and Bili grew up together in the small town of Osijek in the former Yugoslavia, getting drunk, playing in a mediocre band, fighting and flirting with their girlfriends.
Now it is 1991. Bili has just returned from national service and as the creaking sounds of tanks reach earshot and neighbours hurry to hide in their basements, it is clear that the town is changing irrevocably. Luka tries to carry on as normal as his Croatian girlfriend Maria rails at his indifference. But soon the young men must take sides and slowly each one is drawn back to a heritage that never used to matter much to them.
Jokanovic has created a hugely important work of fiction that exposes the emotions of people reluctantly fighting a very real war.
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