Dubravka Ugrešić
Dubravka Ugrešić was born in Yugoslavia and is now based in Amsterdam, having previously taught at the University of Zagreb, Harvard and Colombia. She is the author of six novels including Baba Yaga Laid An Egg and Fox, and eight collections of essays, of which her most recent is American Fictionary.
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Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
A question of identity
Dubravka Ugrešić
‘One of the first things a child learns is the sentiment: My country is… And so begins the homeland briefing that lasts from the cradle to the grave.’
Essays & Memoir | Issue 42
Zagreb
Dubravka Ugrešić
‘‘We’ll print your book if you bring us 140 kilos of paper,’ says my friend, a publisher. ‘Where can I find 140 kilos of paper?’ ‘I don’t know. That’s your problem, you’re the writer.’’
