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An Interview with Nihad Hasanović 2008-10-10 11:23:16 Nihad HasanovićThe following is an interview with the Bosnian writer Nihad Hasanović, one of the most interesting and intriguing young writers in the space of Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian language. A literally translation of the Nihad's new novel's title, that has been published for the Croatian publishing house Algoritam would be "Concernig barbecues and various interludes", or something like
Diversity 2008-10-09 09:02:28 A Bosnian guy, employed in Croatia, has recently become famous, with his name all over the headlines. This ordinary guy, working in an uninteresting job, became a top subject of many leading journalists’ columns in Croatia and Bosnia.By chance this same guy had found a sum of 200,000 Euros next to a parked car he was passing by. There was no name attached to the fat envelope he’d discovered, n Read more:Diversity
Circle 2008-10-04 11:02:20 Reach a certain moment in your life, and you discover that your days are spent as much with the dead as they are with the living. Paul AusterThere are certain things that only poetry has an answer for. Maybe "answer" is a terribly wrong word too. Of course, somebody had already been talking about a similar subject, Heidegger I think. So I am not saying anything new. There is no way to describe, in Read more:Circle
Politics (Politik Kills) - A Summary 2008-09-27 15:17:57 I have written more posts lately concerning the various political issues, more actually than I really wanted to. All being said and done, here is a nice video that "sums it all up" like one of my friends likes to put it. Manu Chao is to blame for such a great recap.Jasmin's Heart
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Strong Coffee 2008-10-31 09:59:56 This is a story one friend had told me. I will describe it here by talking in first person. The shameful Fikret Abdic's betrayal and breakaway led to disastrous, fratricidal war between his supporters and the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina. What we are talking about here was one of the most obscures moments of the war in Bosnia. In the area of Una-Sana Canton – more people died during the c Read more:Coffee
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Is There Such a Thing as a Universal Ethics? 2008-10-25 12:04:48 An Interview with Nihad Hasanović IIRead Part I here.You have just published your first novel, About Barbecuing and Various Interludes (I'm translating the title literally). Can you tell me something about it, about the issues the novel deals with, and, following on from that, what do you consider the job of the writer in today's world to be, what should a writer be talking to us about at this p Read more:Ethics
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Allan Little on What is Going on in Bosnia 2008-10-23 10:45:15 Allan Little is a British journalist who had a chance to witness what was going on in Bosnia
in the nineties. A brief and informative video that he has made recently talks about what is going on in Bosnia nowadays. Nice job Allan, I do not have nothing to add to it. And here is the link for his Bosnia report.Jasmin's Heart
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The Fog 2008-11-23 01:38:24 An Interview with Nihad Hasanović, a Bosnian writer, Part IVPart One Part TwoPart Tree ...I'd also like to repeat what I said before about the malign influence religious organizations have on people. Their institutions, which are effectively political structures, are used to instill an irrational fear in uneducated individuals lacking self-confidence and willing to believe whatever they're t
The Language of Constraint 2008-11-17 18:13:56 An Interview with Nihad Hasanović, a Bosnian writer, Part IIIPart one Part TwoIs there any way we can talk about notions of honor and decency in today’s society in the light of what happened on a tram that was apparently packed with as many as sixty passengers, none of whom were capable of any form of reaction. What is your response, as a writer and thinker, to that scenario? (The reference
Lost in a dream logic 2008-11-11 08:49:57 By: Francis Scudellari I was humbled to receive Jasmin's request to write a guest post for his site. Not only am I keeping good company with the writers profiled so far, but I'm also very honored to have my words included among his own well-crafted prose. I've dabbled in writing since I was small, and entertained the notion of becoming a "serious" writer from the time I graduated college with q
The Computer Coffee Holder 2009-01-04 04:15:28 image by: neogomo The following is a true story: it all happened to a friend of mine who was working for a computer company. His job consisted of receiving the customers’ phone calls and listening to their complaints and various kinds of questions about their electronics merchandise.So one day he picked up a call at his desk. The woman was on the line, upset, and in a complete distress.- Hallo, Read more:Coffee
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A Space for Jacques Prévert 2009-01-02 05:50:16 "Jacques
Prevert points out on a few channels that are still open for us, through which humans still may seek happiness, despite of the fact that these channels are constantly being threatened by provincials, clerics, militants and politicians."Picasso's PromenadeOn a very round plate of real porcelainan apple posesface to face with ita painter of realityvainly tries to paintthe apple as it isbu Read more:Space
Shadows 2008-12-31 13:22:57 It is hard for me sometimes, when reflecting on the past, to believe that all the hassle I’ve been through in my life actually happened. Very rarely I am contemplating on things like this but when it happens it never fails to amaze me. A war survivor, an alcohol addiction survivor, a marriage breakdown survivor and another million and zillion things – that’s all me. Another thing that really Read more:Shadows
Ideas 2008-12-18 15:53:35 An old story and here is the short summary: Verba volent scripta manent or - Spoken words blow with the wind, but what is written will remain, so says one Roman saying.Last night I got two good ideas coming to my mind, ideas that could have been used for curing some of my writing neuroses – as an ingredient in a short story or a blog post or something, but I was too lazy to make some notes about
A Feng Shui Robot 2008-12-16 15:08:55 Let’s say, a woman, of course, was searching for something worm to wear. The night was dark and rainy, and she needed to go out, not because she wanted to spend an evening in a club, or with friends, she had none in that city, but just because she wanted to go for a walk, to the store.It was actually an excuse she had made to herself, although there was still some milk left in the fridge, she st Read more:Feng Shui
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A Poem by Constantine P. Cavafy 2008-12-16 14:50:02 The Windows In these dark rooms where I live out empty days,I wander round and round trying to find the windows.It will be a great relief when a window opens.But the windows aren't there to be found - or at least I can't find them. And perhapsit's better if I don't find them.Perhaps the light will prove another tyranny.Who knows what new things it will expose?much more here... Jasmin's Heart
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A Feng Shui Robot III 2008-12-14 06:36:34 They both liked to have their way, with redeeming features being put to a minimum. It was hard to listen to what another one had to say, actually not hard but pretty useless. The more childish their communication has become the clearer was the way out of all this. And the situation was not going to be any better tomorrow. Was the age of a relationship affecting it in the same way as it's the case Read more:Feng Shui
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A Feng Shui Robot II 2008-12-14 06:36:26 A figment inside the memory, in trying to recall about what could have happened, tends to prevail at this particular moment. He was happy recalling the fact that a woman of unsurpassable beauty was chasing him for weeks, during the parties, during the social gatherings and for a few really funny nights.He looked strong to her, a guy whose attractive wife was smiling from his laptop’s screen save Read more:Feng Shui
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