{"product_id":"the-great-war-paperback","title":"The Great War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleksandar Gatalica\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great War\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that comprehensively and passionately narrates a number of stories covering the duration of World War One, starting with the year 1914 - the year that truly marked the beginning of the 20th century. Following the destinies of over seventy characters, on all warring sides, Gatalica depicts the experiences of winners and losers, generals and opera singers, soldiers and spies; including the British spy, Oswald Rayner\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ethe Russian mystic Rasputin\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand Field Marshal Boroievich von Boina of the Austro-Hungarian army. The stories themselves are various but equally important: here we find joyful as well as tragic destinies, along with examples of exceptional heroism, which collectively manage to grasp the atmosphere of the entire epoch. Yet \u003cem\u003eThe Great War\u003c\/em\u003e never becomes a chronicle, or a typical historical novel; above all it is a work of art that uses historic events as means to tell many fantastic stories, with unbelievable and unthinkable convolutions. It is commendable in its breadth, its vision and its relevance to modern history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAleksandar Gatalica\u003c\/strong\u003e is a prolific author, editor and translator (from ancient Greek). His prose work has won him just about every literary award in modern Serbia, and he has published 11 titles. His distinguished professional career has seen him editor of pages on world literature for Serbian newspapers, as well as Serbian PEN Centre editions and the National Broadcast Network. Presently, Gatalica holds the position of the General Manager of the Foundation of the Serbian National Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is also available as a eBook. Buy it from Amazon here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAleksandar Gatalica \u003c\/b\u003ehas published five novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lines of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Milos Crnjanski Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Stevan Sremac Award. He has also published five story cycles, including \u003ci\u003eMimicries \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCentury\u003c\/i\u003e. Gatalica has published translations of Aeschylus' \u003ci\u003ePrometheus Bound\u003c\/i\u003e; Sophocle's \u003ci\u003eOedipus the King\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOedipus at Colonus\u003c\/i\u003e; and Euripides' \u003ci\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIphigenia at Aulis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e. Gatalica is also active as a music critic and writer. As a music writer he has published six books, including \u003ci\u003eRubinstein Versus Horowitz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age of Pianism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268025696505,"sku":"9781908236203","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rI4mXQA9_e9781908236203.webp?v=1768873694","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-great-war-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}