Fare Well, Illyria / / David Binder.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
• VerfasserIn: Binder, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (218 p.)

As a reporter for the prestigious New York Times the author interviewed many of the leading political figures of the Balkans (Illyria). He also sought out the area's intellectuals, many of them critical of their leaders, and everyday people who provide a sense of daily life. He devotes a chapter to each ethnic group from Vlachs to Serbs, talks about their differences and similarities, and does so without giving offense. He also provides a short historical account of the various places he visits, which deepens our understanding of the local cultures. The reader meets people from all walks of life: politicians, poets, literary and art critics, journalists, handymen, car mechanics, fishermen and farmers. From Milovan Djilas and Nicolae Ceausescu to Markos Vafiadis and Sali Berisha to the Serbian “majstor” Misha and an un-named Bosnian bar singer, Binder's book features a remarkable gallery of people whose presence contributes authenticity and human warmth to the narrative.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Foreword: Fare Well -- Chapter 1 Serbia -- Chapter 2 Kosovo and Metohija -- Chapter 3 Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Chapter 4 Macedonia -- Chapter 5 Vlachs -- Chapter 6 Slovenia -- Chapter 7 Croatia -- Chapter 8 Dalmatia -- Chapter 9 Bulgaria -- Chapter 10 Roads Leading to Romania -- Chapter 11 Approaching Albania -- Chapter 12 Magyar -- Chapter 13 Crna Gora -- Chapter 14 Greece -- Chapter 15 Coda -- Index