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Tag Archives: Croatia
Roundup: Compilations, Conferences, Croatia and Cover Art
–A profile of author David Pryce-Jones has been posted on the website Onward and Upward. This is written by Jay Nordlinger and is a well-written, concise survey of Pryce-Jones’s life and works. Here’s an excerpt: …Over the years, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Conferences, World War II
Tagged Croatia, David Pryce-Jones, Quentin Blake, William Myers
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Monsignor Rittig Revisited
The Zagreb newspaper Večernji list has published an interview of the writer and religion scholar Margareta Matijevic who has recently written a book about the Yugoslav priest and politician Svetozar Rittig. From what I can gather from the computerized translation … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Catholicism, Diaries, Interviews, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Croatia, Svetozar Rittig, Večernji List, Yugoslavia
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Croatian Version of A Handful of Dust
The Zagreb-based publisher Mozaik Knjiga has issued a Croatian translation of Waugh’s novel A Handful of Dust. The Croatian title is Pregršt prašine and the translator is Petra Mrduljaš. The book is reviewed in the weekly Croatian national news magazine Nacional … Continue reading
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Tagged Croatia, Glas Istre, Mozaik Knjiga, Nacional
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Waugh in Croatia
As noted in a previous post, Brideshead Revisited was recently translated into Croatian and published there earlier this year as Povratak u Brideshead. That translation was reviewed last week in the daily newspaper Glas Slavonije published in Osijek. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Croatia, Glas Slavonije, Zlatek Kramaric
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Brideshead Published in Croatian
Brideshead Revisited has been published in a Croatian translation. This is entitled Povratak u Brideshead and is issued by Mozaik Books. The book is translated by Petra Mrduljaš, and the editor is Zoran Maljković. According to the publisher, this is … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, The Loved One, World War II
Tagged Croatia, Petra Mrduljaš, translations, Večernji List
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New Book on Churchill and WWII Yugoslavia
A book published late last year reconsiders Winston Churchill’s decision to back the Communist Partisans in favor of the Royalist Chetniks in WWII Yugoslavia. This is by Christopher Catherwood and is entitled Churchill and Tito: SOE, Bletchley Park and Supporting … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, World War II
Tagged Christopher Catherwood, Croatia, Ivan Subasic, OSS, Tito, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Yugoslavia
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Waugh’s Scarf
The Croatian newspaper Jutarnji Vijesti (Morning News) published in Zagreb has a longish article about Waugh’s career in Yugoslavia in WWII and his connections with that country afterwards. The story opens with a description of a silk scarf on display in Rijeka. This … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle, World War II
Tagged aviator scarf, Croatia, Jutarnji Vijesti, Yugoslavia
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