Product Description

The Culture of Lies shows us the banality and brutality of nationalism and the way that nationalistic ideology permeates every pore of life. Ugresic's acerbic and penetrating essays cover everything from politics to daily routine, from public to private life. With a diverse and unusual perspective, she writes about memory, soap operas, aggression against people's own 'brothers', the conformity of intellectuals, propaganda and censorship, the strategies of human manipulation and the walls of Europe which, she argues, never really did fall. Shot through with sarcasm and satire, The Culture of Lies, written in the tradition of Milan Kundera and Karl Kraus, is a gesture of intellectual resistance by a writer brandished 'a traitor' and 'a witch' in Croatia. This is one of the most intelligent and lucid accounts of an appalling episode in history.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #558768 in Books
• Published on: 1999-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Customer Reviews

A good look into the culture of demagogic Croatia
If you want to have a look into the modern day mind when it is grasped in the hands of a demagogue and a political situation that is spiraling into unfathomable nationalism, this is a good book.

Sublime essayist
With this book of essays Dubravka Ugrasic proves herself to be on a par with Joseph Brodsky. Her insights into the complex machinations of mankind amuses and compels in equal measure, making these thoughtful and conscientious musings stunningly moving.