Essays & Reviews About Book
The Balkan Express

Essays & Reviews About Book

BALKAN EXPRESS

W. W. Norton, New York, 1993

• Briemberg, Elizabeth (1993). Horrors from the heart of the Balkan war. Review, THE VANCOUVER SUN, October 9
• Mitrovich, George (1993). Serbian-Americans should condemn Nazi-style savagery. Review, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, September 2, p. A23
• Goodrich, Chris (1993). Recent non-fiction. Review, THE JERUSALEM POST MAGAZINE, September 10, p. 27
• Tismaneanu, Vladimir (1993). Croat writer measures, in human terms, the price of nationalism. Review, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, September 5, p. K5
• Mitrovich, George (1993). Why the Serbian-American silence?. Commentary, LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 25, p. B7
• Ellis, David (1993). The Balkan Express: Fragments from the other side of the war. Review, PEOPLE, August 9
• Ryan, Richard (1993). Tangled ethnic legacies in the Balkans. Review, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, July 21, p. 13
• Gordon, Britta (1993). Closed borders. Review, WILLAMETTE NEWS, July 1-7, p. 33
• Alcalay, Ammiel (1993). Life, Death, and History in ex-Yugoslavia. Review, VOICE, June 22, p. 84
• Kalman Naves, Elaine (1993). Mapping the inner landscape of an obscene war. Review, THE TORONTO STAR, June 19
• Mitchell, Emily (1993). Journey to hell. Review, TIME, June 14, p. 70
• Fry, Donn (1993). Croatian writer sees her place in a tragic mosaic. Review, THE SEATTLE TIMES, June 7
• Rubin, Elizabeth (1993). Balkan Expressions. Review, FORWARD, June 11
• Selis, Sara (1993). Croatian writer stresses human face of conflict. Review, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH, June 3, p. 2A
• Vlahovich, Stjepan E. (1993). “Balkan” tells inner tales of terror. Review, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH, May 30
• Walker, Rob (1993). Conflict close to home strikes Croat journalist. Review, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, May 30
• Prose, Francine (1993). Notes from the blood bath. Review, THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, p. 9. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/23/books/notes-from-the-blood-bath.html
• Borden, Anthony (1993). We are the war. Review, THE NATION, May 17, p. 672
• Fund, John H. (1993). Key to a region’s torment. Review, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, May
• Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (1993). Beyond Facts to the Realities of War. Review, THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, p.C13. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/17/books/books-of-the-times- beyond-facts-to-the-realities-of-war.html
• (1993). Balkan Express: Fragments from the other side of the war. Review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, March 26, p. 40
• McCabe, Carol (1993). Probing the Balkan wreckage. Review, THE PROVIDENCE SUNDAY JOURNAL, April 7, p. E9
• (1993). Drakulic, Slavenka: The Balkan Express. Review, KIRKUS REVIEWS, April 1
• Schoolman, Martha (1993). Drakulic, Slavenka: Balkan Express. Review, BOOKLIST, January 1

BALKAN EXPRESS (1995), a benefit performance, adapted for the stage by Mima Vulovic and Cynthia Grant, THE ARTS CLUB THEATRE, Sunday, June 1

• Hughes Jones, Lis (1995). Women, theatre and war. Review, MAGDALENA No. 16, March
• Kirchhoff, H. J. (1995). A woman’s place in the chaos of war. Review, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, March 11

STERBEN IN KROATIEN, Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Rororo aktuell, Hamburg, 1992

• Murray Despalatović, Elinor (1994). Review: Sterben in Kroatien: Vom Krieg Mitten in Europa. by Slavenka Drakulić. SLAVIC REVIEW, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Autumn), pp. 927-928
• Orssich, Alexander (1993). Beobachtungen ü ber den Krieg: Sterben in Kroatien. Review, HINTERGRUND, May 25
• Diederich, Alex (1993). Krieg in Europa – eine Literaturauswahl. Review, GRENGE-SPOUN No. 170, Luxembourg, May 7, p. 10
• Howeg, Stephan-Th. (1993). Alles verlieren. Review, WOCHEN ZEITUNG No. 16, April 23
• Küchler, Sabine (1993). Wo die Nachrichten aufhören, beginnt der Krieg. Review, FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU, April 3
• Lucht, Herbert (1993). Mörderischer Speigel von Hass und Gewalt. Review, PASSAUER NEUE PRESSE, March 31
• (1993). Sterben in Kroatien. Review, Radio & TV OBSERVER, March 21, 9.05 p.m.
• Knetsch, Anna-Luise (1993). Slavenka Drakulic: Sterben in Kroatien. Review, Radio SWF “Buchzeit-das politische Buch”, March 12, 2.30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
• Drakulic, Slavenka (1992). Ihr tötet uns, wir töten euch. Excerpt, DIE ZEIT No. 49, November, p. 58-72
• Wintersteiner, Werner (1992). Das aktuelle Buch: Wie sich der Krieg in das Leben einschleicht. Review, DER STANDARD, February 12
• (1992). Was ist Krieg?. Review, FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG, December 2
• , V. (1992). Jugoslawien – Kleine Literaturauswahl. Review, DIE ZEIT No. 48, November 20
• Helwerth, Ulrike (1992). Krieg hat ein weibliches Gesicht. Review, DIE TAGESZEITUNG, November 7
• Auffermann, Verena (1992). Was ist Krieg?. Review, BASLER ZEITUNG, October 30
• , S. (1992). Sterben in Kroatien. Review, DIE ZEIT No. 44, October 23

BALKAN EXPRESS

Hutchinson, London, 1993

• Litt, Toby (1993). Runaway train. Review, LITERARY REVIEW, February
• Evans, Grace, Norden, Barbara & Rogers, Barbara (1993). A feast of non-fiction. Review, EVERYWOMAN, June, p. 12
• Harris, Paul (1993). A very uncivil war. Review, SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY, April 29
• Richards, Susan (1993). When we turn into them and us. Review, THE OBSERVER, March 21
• (1993). Feminist Book Festival Top 20. THE BOOKSELLER, March 26
• Rees, Jasper (1993). Nobody is laughing. Review, DAILY TELEGRAPH, March 6
• Carmichael, Cathie (1993). ‘Other’ courage. Review, TRIBUNE, February 19
• Woods, Ljubima (1993). Balkan Express. Review, CITY LIMITS, February 11
• O’Kelly Sebastian (1993). View from the middle ground. Review, THE EUROPEAN, February 11
• Hilton, Isabel (1993). What an unlovely war. Review, THE INDEPENDENT, February 1. Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/book-review-what-an-unlovely-war-balkan-express-slavenka- drakulic-tr-maja-soljan-hutchinson-899-1470193.html
• Mitchinson, Amanda (1993). Into the dark. Review, THE INDEPENDENT, January 29

BALKAN EXPRESS

Rotis, Maribor, 1993

• Resnik, Ljiljana (1993). Ko pisateljica najde prave besede. Review

BALKAN EXPRESS

Harper Perennial, New York, 1994

• Lyman, Randall (1994). The Balkan Express. Review, PROGNOSIS WEEKLY, August 4-10, p. 14

BALKAN EXPRESS

Editions Mentha, Paris, 1992

• Dambrat, Pierre (1993). Slavenka Drakulic écrivan croate. Interview, April/May
• Jacob, Alain (1993). La ou l’information s arete. Review, LE MONDE, February 19
• Tizon, Jean-Philippe Balkan Express: Chronique de la Yougoslavie en guerre. Review, L’ECHO DU CENTRE

BALKAN-EXPRESS. Chroniques de la Yougoslavie en guerre. Theatrical performance. (October 6th 1993; April 28th 1998), adapted by Jean Delval. LE THEATRE DES RUES (STREET THEATRE), Rue du Cerisier à Cuesmes.

BALKAN EXPRESS

Ordfronts, Stockholm, 1993

• Areskog, Mattias (1999). Känns mer som krigspornografi. Review, NORRKÖPINGS TIDNINGAR, September 1
• Jönsson, Per (1995). Norstedts erövrar Israel. Review, DAGENS NYHETER, September 28
• Melin, Annika (1995). Vi har answar för varandra. Review, VÄSTERBOTTENS-KURIREN, May 9, p. 7
• Hellgren, Anna (1995). Kroatisk författarinna talade om roten till kriget. Review, VÄSTERBOTTENS FOLKBLAD, May 9, p. 4
• Arnborg, Beata (1994). Ordet blir maktlöst. Review, SVENSKA DAGBLADET, March 12
• Pär Olofsson, Rune (1994). Balkan-kriget obegripligt. Review, DALA-DEMOKRATEN, November 14
• Håkansson, Gunilla (1994). Kvinor bakom järnridån. Review, ÖSTRA SMALAND, November 9
• Drakulic, Slavenka (1993). På Balkan Express mot Zagreb, 1991. Excerpt, ORDFRONT MAGASIN No. 5, p. 2
• Persson, Lena (1993). Radio-krönikan: Hålla tiden en svensk besatthet. DAGENS NYHETER, November 14, p. B13
• Poellinger, Clemens (1993). En liter blod för konstens skull. Review, SVENSKA DAGBLADET, November 23
• Kronholm, Jan (1993). Framtiden tillsvidare upphävd. Review, JAKOBSTADS TIDNING, September 16
• Gellerfelt, Mats (1993). Det ‘lilla’ livet i kriget. Review, SVENSKA DAGBLADET, September 11
• Albin Abrahamson, Kjell (1993). Draculafärd till krigets Jugoslavien. Review, AFTONBLADET, September 11 Eklund, Jan (1993). Kriget hitom fronten. Review, DAGENS NYHETER, September 11, p. B2
• Nordensen, Magdalena (1993). Personligt och ärligt om kriget. Review, VÄSTERBOTTENS-KURIREN; JÖNKÖPINGS-POSTEN/SMALLANDS ALLEHAND, KATRINEHOLMS-KURIREN, September
• Jönsson, Per (1993). Böckerna om Balkan. Review, DAGENS NYHETER, April 24

BALKAN EXPRESS

theatrical performance, 1994

• (1994). „Balkan Express“ som teater. Review, DAGENS NYHETER, November 25
• Gentele, Jeanette (1994). Ett brev om krigets fasor. Review, SVENSKA DAGBLADET, November 23, p. 45
• Alagic, Zoran (1994). „Nationalism en sjukdom som alltid finns hos oss“. Interview, HELSINGBORGS DAGBLAD; SUNDSVALLS TIDNING, November 20

BALKAN EXPRESS

De Prom, Baarn, 1993

• Sambre, Peirre (1993). Portret – Slavenka Drakulic: Een marmeren vrouw in de verscheurde Balkan. Article, STYLE, November, p. 20-24
• (1993). De zijlijn van de oorlog. Review, KNACK, September 1, p. 93
• Bentz van den Berg, Adinda (1993). Notities uit de Balkanoorlog. Review, VROUWEN, July, p. 13
• van Esterik, Chris (1993). Als de doden geen naam meer hebben. Review, NRC HANDELSBLAD, May 21
• Min, Eric (1993). Wij zijn de oorlog. Review, DE MORGEN, May 14
• de Moor, Piet (1993). We hebben onze vrijheid verkwanseld voor Italiaanse schoenen. Review, VRIJ NEDERLAND, May 1, p. 82
• Huysmans, Linda (1993). Wij en de anderen. Review, SURPLUS, No. 3, May, p. 12
• Jacobus, Simone (1993). Hoe oorlog de mens langzaam van bienen aantast. Review, HUMANIST, April, p. 17
• Bleich, Anet (1993). Hoe de oorlog langzaam iedereen aantast. Review, DE VOLKSRANT, February 20, p. 27
• Vaessen, Dorine (1993). Een reis naar de betekenis van de oorlog. Review, ARGUS, February

BALKAN EXPRESS

Il Saggiatore, Milano, 1993

• Mori, Anna Maria (1995). Troppe guerre? Ditelo con un libro. Review, LA REPUBBLICA, July 25
• Avirovic, Ljiljana (1993). Le letterature dell’ex Jugoslavia. Review, IL GAZZETTINO, August 27
• Ferrari, Silvio (1993). C’era un treno che attraversava i Balcani. Review, IL SECOLO XIX, August 11
• Conti, Marco (1993). Citta fatte di carta. Review, ECO DI BIELLA No. 61, August 2
• Cantarutti, Ludovica (1993). Maurensig rivelazione dell’anno. Review, IL GAZZETTINO, July 17
• Lombezzi, Mimmo (1993). Ecco come persone normali si trasformano in mostri. Interview, IL GIORNALE, May 17
• Gonzaga, Roberto (1993). Uno straziante addio alla pace. Review, IL GIORNALE DI BRESCIA, August 1
• Ridolfi, Mario (1993). Jugoslavia, cronache dal tempo perduto. Review, L’UNIONE SARDA, August 10, p. 7
• Ignatieff, Michael (1993). La tragedia dei Balcani. Review, LA RIVISTA DEI LIBRI No. 7/8, July/August
• Romano, Massimo (1993). Un Paese in guerra. Review, IL NOSTRO TEMPO No. 29, July 25
• Freschi, Chiara (1993). L’altra faccia della guerra. Review, NOI DONNE No. 6, June
• Stolfi, Mimmo (1993). Quando l’orrore si fa normalita. Review, IL SABATO, June 19
• Lombezzi, Mimmo (1993). La guerra siamo noi. Review, LINEA D’OMBRA, No. 84, July/August
• Bongiorno, Cristina (1993). Orrori di una guerra incestuosa. Review, IL GIORNALE, June 20
• Campagnano, Lidia (1993). La morte della speranza. Review, L’INDICE DEI LIBRI DEL MESE No. 6, June
• Riolo, Giorgio & Rosa, Stefano Stefanutto (1993). Slavenka Drakulic: Balkan Express. Review, LIBERAZIONE, June 10
• (1993). Tra cronaca e letteratura. Review, GRAZIA, June 9, p. 53
• Sinatti, Piero (1993). Sul treno dell’odio quotidiano. Review, IL SOLE 24 ORE, May 30
• Romano, Massimo (1993). Il Mediterraneo al tavolo. Review, IL GIORNALE, May 25, p. 5
• Frescobaldi, Dino (1993). Io croata, dico a voi europei. Interview, LA REPUBLICA, May 18
• Drakulić, Slavenka (1993). Quanda la guerra sara finita come saremo diventate?. Excerpt, NOI DONNE, May, p. 49
• Orsi, Alessandra (1993). Il muro delle nazionalita. Review, IL MANIFESTO, May 13, p. 13
• Altichieri, Alessio (1993). Croazia, le lingue tagliate dalla follia. Review, CORRIERE DELLA SERA, May 10

BALKAN EXPRESSEN

Aventura, Oslo, 1994

• Bentzrund, Inger (1994). Balkan-krig med cappuccino. Review, DAGBLADET, April 8, p. 9

BALKAN EXPRESS

Kääntöpiiri Oy, Helsinki, 1994

• Forsblom, Sonja & Sjöblom, Ylva (1995). Kirja joka kaikkien pitäisi lukea. HELSINGIN SANOMAT, February 12
• Hemming, Gunilla (1994). Kriget kom till henne. Review, HUFVUDSTADSTBLADET, December 29
• Pilhjerta, Ritva-Liisa (1994). Kun ihmiset muuttuvat hirviöiksi. Review, HELSINGIN SANOMAT, November 27
• Kalliokoski, Maria (1994). Balkanin sodan näkymätön puoli. Review, KAINUUN SANOMAT, November 4
• Jannula, Mika (1994). Sodan arkipäivää inhimillistä tuskaa. Review, TURUN SANOMAT, August 7
• Puhakka, Sirpa (1994). Arjen sota Balkanilla. Review, YDIN, June 29
• Lappalainen, Marja-Liisa (1994). Tarvitseeko pakolainen tanssikenkiä?. REview, ILTALEHTI, May 19
• Pajunen, Pirjo (1994). “On vain me”. Review, KANSAN UUTISET
• Kirkas, Tiina (1994). Döden blir enkel men livet ett helvete. Review, FOLKTIDNINGEN, September 8
• Agrell, Wilhelm (1994). Sodan kasvot kuvastimessa. Review, DEMARI

STERBEN IN KROATIEN

Theatre performance, Theater TKO/Theater der Keller, Köln (directed by Nada Kokotivić), 2016

• Soliz, Tamara (2017). Krieg kann nie ein Mittel sein. Interview with Nada Kokotović, MEINE SÜDSTADT, April 17. Available at: https://www.meinesuedstadt.de/krieg-kann-nie-ein-mittel-sein/
• Linden, Thomas (2016) Das Hasspredigern zornig entgegen getreten. Review, KÖLNISCHE RUNDSCHAU, December 1st.
• (2016) Düstere Szenen aus dem jugoslawischen Bürgerkrieg. Review, KÖLN NACHRICHTEN, November 14th. Available at: http://koeln-nachrichten.de/kultur/duestere-szenen-aus-dem- jugoslawischen-buergerkrieg/
• Rabrenović, Boris (2016) ‘Sterben in Kroatien’ – nova predstava Nade Kokotović. Interview, WDR. November 10th, Available at: http://www1.wdr.de/radio/funkhauseuropa/programm/sendungen/radio- forum/kultur/sterben-in-kroatien-100.html