{"title":"Slobodan Šnajder","description":"\u003cp\u003eSlobodan Šnajder is a celebrated Croatian author known for his profound contributions to contemporary literature. His works often delve into the complexities of identity, history, and human experience, offering readers rich narratives set against the backdrop of significant historical events. With a career spanning several decades, Šnajder has established himself as a pivotal figure in both theatre and prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of his most acclaimed works, \u003cem\u003eThe Brass Age\u003c\/em\u003e, showcases his mastery in weaving intricate plots with deeply researched historical contexts. This book exemplifies his ability to blend fiction with factual underpinnings, creating engaging and thought-provoking stories that resonate with readers long after the last page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eŠnajder's storytelling is both accessible and profound, making his books a perfect choice for those who appreciate general fiction that challenges the mind and enriches the understanding of human nature. His works are a testament to the power of literature in exploring the nuanced tapestry of life's challenges and triumphs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-brass-age-by-slobodan-snajder-9781035427307","title":"The Brass Age","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like Olga Tokarczuk, Šnajder has written a novel about a Europe that has lost its diversity and has been destroyed by fascism, communism and, in recent times, nationalism ... a modern epic' \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece' \u003ci\u003eLa Repubblica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe very next day processions of young men, some still children, began to move around the little town of Nu tar, with drums providing a steady rhythm ... These young men came from German families, Germans living outside the Reich, \u003ci\u003eVolksdeutsche\u003c\/i\u003e. Some stayed in their houses, some were shut up in the storeroom by their mothers, but as time went on more and more of them followed the drumming ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1769. A hungry year in Germany. Kempf the ancestor departs his homeland with his compatriots in search of a brighter future. Years pass and generations of Germans make Slavonia their home. But in 1940, when Europe is at war once more, this minority, the \u003ci\u003eVolksdeutsch\u003c\/i\u003e, are called to fight for the Reich, for a land now foreign to them.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmong their ranks is Georg Kempf, the narrator's father. Forcibly conscripted into the Waffen SS, he deserts, aware of the danger that this involves. At the end of the war, he falls in love with a committed partisan called Vera despite the unimaginable: if they had met earlier, each one would have had to kill the other.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brass Age\u003c\/i\u003e, Slobodan Šnajder's masterpiece, is both a family saga and a powerful historical novel about the destiny of those shackled by history, and the generations doomed to inherit the contradictory fates of their forebears. Šnajder looks to his own biography to capture two hundred years of conflict and dividing ideology. In the process, he reconstructs a world that fell apart.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46998665101548,"sku":"9781035427307","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17793833482556.jpg?v=1763225358"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/slobodan-snajder.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}