Nebojsa Tomasevic

This memoir really held my interest, since it covered a period in the history of the Balkans that is central to my research. The man telling the tale survived enormous upheaval, and gives an honest detailed account of what life was like for him and his family in Montenegro, Kosovo, and post-war Yugoslavia. Bato Tomasevic became a Yugoslavian Partisan during World War II at the tender age of 14 and lost several friends and family members along the way. He himself nearly died several times and I can only admire his loyalty to his friends and family and the cause he was fighting for. His views on the Chetniks, in particular, drew me in as I have read similar works by other authors with very different views and the contrast was highly informative. What I enjoyed the most, however, was the personal side of things and the way of life he describes, including descriptions of family holidays, savas or saints' days, and his early encounters with the shady ladies brought into Cetinje to 'entertain' the Italian occupation troops.… (plus d'informations)

Heel interessant hoe de Tibetaanse schrijver Jigmei de verschijning van dit boek als bewijs ziet van de nieuwe politieke en culturele koers die de huidige Chinese machthebbers hebben ingezet. Hij kan waarschijnlijk niet anders zeggen. Het boek is in samenwerking met Chinese fotografen tot stand gekomen. De Nederlandse auteur van Hartevelt roemt in zijn inleiding dat dit het eerste van oorsprong Nederlandstalige boek is- in 1981- over Tibet. Ik ga ervan uit dat de schrijvers aan banden gelegd waren of bij de grens met Tibet een stel oogkleppen kregen uitgereikt. Het boek is op zich een prachtig bron van soms unieke foto's.… (plus d'informations)