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Žarko Radaković and Peter Handke

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Excerpts from an interview published in 2019: insights into Žarko’s work . . . In my literature, the writer’s need to come as close as possible to reality in fiction, and to use authentic names and his own Self, is … Continue reading

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On Friendship: Recent Thoughts on Žarko’s and my book, Serbian version

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Original HERE And Google Translate’s version here, warts and all: The Book of Friendship View: Found in Translation 29.09.2023. If the explanation for the large number of mutually unintelligible languages on the globe is sought in the Bible and the interpretation … Continue reading

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My Co-Author in Conversations about his Book About Football: Žarko Radaković in Belgrade and Novi Sad

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· Novi Sad, Serbia  · SOFA 2023, bulevar books Thursday the 8th of June, 7pm Žarko Radaković, writer and literary translator, was born in 1947 in Novi Sad. Published books: Tübingen (1990), Knifer (1994, 2018), Repetitions (with Scott Abbott, 1994), Emigration (1997), … Continue reading

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Nous sommes embarqués

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The final line of Wim Wenders’ magnificent Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire serves as the opening line of our announcement: Zarko’s and my book is here. You can buy the book on Amazon’s site and, when Elik … Continue reading

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TV Review of “Book on Friendship” — Mr. Fiery and Mr. Worthless, Authors

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Review by Jasmina Vrbavac A section of the Belgrade TV program “Cultural Center,” 20 April 2022 https://www.rts.rs/page/tv/sr/story/21/rts-2/4781905/kulturni-centar.html The section about our Book of Friendship begins at 18:06. Besides or behind or with the generous and illuminating review, a fascinating set of animations … Continue reading

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Book of Friendship

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Aleksa Đukanović“RESURRECTION” OF THE SENTIMENTAL NOVEL(Book of Friendship, Žarko Radaković / Scott Abbott, Laguna 2022.) Review in Belgrade’s daily newspaper POLITIKA Translation by the well-known wizard: google translate A book about friendship: a joint prose achievement written in two voices … Continue reading

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Book about Friendship in Belgrade

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Yesterday in Belgrade’s Politika, an interview with Žarko about our book on Friendship and his new book with David Albahari about Photography. Thanks to Dragan Aleksic for passing it on. An approximate translation by Google Translate: Interview: ŽARKO RADAKOVIĆ, writer and … Continue reading

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Zarko and Nina / Photo and Drawing

When Zarko posted these images side by side on his Facebook page, I thought he was responding to Nina’s work with photos of scenes she reminded him of—first his photo of the Gobi desert, then his photo of an Umbrian … Continue reading

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Zarko’s Notebook/My Notebook

The previous two posts featured Alex’s notebook and Peter Handke’s notebook . Now Zarko’s notebook with spaces left for drawings by Nina Pops: As I work on my half of our book “We: A Friendship,” I leaf through my own notebooks … Continue reading

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Daily Dose of Immortality

In the afternoon sunshine, John’s death certificate glows bright green on my desk. Never married. Sex: Male. Not a veteran. Autopsy: yes. The sun transforms the books on the north wall into an ordered riot of colors. In a radio … Continue reading

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