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Drink in the Summer

A Memoir of Croatia

by (author) Tony Fabijancic

Publisher
Athabasca University Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2023
Category
General, Personal Memoirs, Cultural Heritage
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771993807
    Publish Date
    Aug 2023
    List Price
    $29.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771993821
    Publish Date
    Aug 2023
    List Price
    $29.99

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Description

Since childhood, Tony Fabijančić has travelled frequently to Yugoslavia and Croatia, the homeland of his father. He spent time with his peasant family in the village of Srebrnjak in the north and escaped to the Adriatic islands in the south where he could break free from the constraints of everyday life. Those two worlds – the north, marked by the haunting saga of family life, its history and material practices, and the south, a place defined by travel and escape – formed the two halves of Fabijančić’s Croatian life. Over time, he observed Srebrnjak become a white-collar weekend retreat, the community of peasants of the 1970s, to which he was first introduced, only a distant memory. From the continental interior of green valleys and plum orchards to the austere and skeletal karst coast, Drink in the Summer is a unique record of a place and people now lost to time, a description of a country’s varied landscapes, and a journey of discovery, freedom, beauty, and love.

About the author

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Tony Fabijancic has a PhD in English from the University of New Brunswick and teaches at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. He is the author of Croatia: Travels in Undiscovered Country.

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