January/February 2012
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Academic painter, Dragan Stojkov, presented an unusual painting exhibition in The Radenković Winery at Kosančićev venac with motifs from Ex Ponto by Andrić and the famous poem by Laza Kostić Santa Maria della Salute, while simultaneously promoting a book by the same title at the National theater. (...) For centuries Homolje has been the subject of wondrous stories, touched by mystery. That is hardly surprising for a region filled with beauty and riches that are seldom seen. Stepping into this area of shady forests, bubbling brooks, emerald springs, ancient customs, and antique monuments will make you feel like you have entered a world long gone. (...) Many people would like to be public figures or celebrities. In order to achieve that, they employ various methods and do all sorts of things, really all sorts of things, just to appear in the papers, on the internet and, naturally, on television. Milka Canić has never tried to stand out. She didn’t resort to "schemes", she’s not a part of marketing or journalist teams, yet she has become more popular than most other people. (...) Everyone Carries their Own Northern Light Jelena Lengold is the first Serbian writer to receive the European Union prize for literature. She received this important award for her collection of stories Vašarski madjioničar (The Fairground Magician), published by Arhipelag. In Serbia, for the same book, she was awarded The Žensko pero, Biljana Jovanović, and Zlatni Hit liber prizes. (...) Vienna. A city of silence. A capital on the Danube. The city of palaces and Habsburgs. Located between Budapest, Prague, and Munich, and only half an hour away from Belgrade. Bohemian, precise, proud, and sophisticated. A true Austrian. (...) |
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