WriteOffs

The life of Edgar One of the most annoying memories from school days has to be the obligation to learn by heart shortened biographies of seminal world and local writers. This praxis unfortunately had repeated itself even at instances of higher (the highest!) education - the pattern always being the same - name, date of… Continue reading the krimi, the paperback and the Germans part II →

Sometimes the most interesting part of a book is not the content - it may be a well known story or a very formulaic many-times-repeated story - but the package it comes in. For this book, it is the story of the publisher, the format, the writer. And the Germans. And it reads like a… Continue reading the krimi, the paperback and the Germans →

A book that deserves to be the first to be written about is a legendary edition known to everyone who grew up in Yugoslavia or the countries formed after the disintegration of it; a book that is a mixture of humor, old fashion-ess, useful advice and instructions on how to life life - The book… Continue reading a book for everywoman →

I cannot sleep unless I am surrounded by books.― Jorge Luis Borges It is well known that at the start of every pretentious book blog Jorge Luis Borges must be quoted. And a Jane Austin paraphrase thrown in just to show off ones’ knowledge and wit. So far so good. Dear Internet, welcome to another… Continue reading willkommen →