The Russian Window
The Russian Window is a novel in which the Balkans and Europe merge into a vast Serbian Casablanca, which, in the inner world of the protagonist—the Bogart-esque Rudi Stupar—becomes the catalyst for his eternal search for himself, peace, and closeness. All of this, partly through his own fault, constantly draws near and recedes from him. […]
Lagum
Lagum is a Turkish word that, in a figurative sense, means “a place of darkness.” Svetlana Velmar-Janković chose it as the title of her novel as a carefully considered metaphor expressing the atmosphere of the entire narrative. The writer lent her voice in this fictional narrative with a strong autobiographical foundation to the heroine Milica […]