Ukulele-jam
Written by Alen Meskovic
Narrated by Tobias Hertz
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En varm sommerdag i 1992 ankommer den bosniske Miki og hans forældre til en kroatisk flygtningelejr; et tidligere feriecenter i forfald. Miki har voldsomme oplevelser med sig i bagagen, og der er ting, han ikke taler om. Hans helt, storebroren Neno, er i serbisk fangelejr. Men trods omstændighederne, farens forstenede radiolytning og morens sorg på familiens fjorten kvadratmeter, ønsker Miki at tilpasse sig den nye virkelighed. Mens konflikten rykker tættere på, scorer Miki og hans nye venner piger, hører musik og holder bålfester på stranden.
Så bryder krigen mellem kroater og bosniere ud, og forholdet mellem lejrens beboere ændres radikalt. Mikis venner flygter til Sverige. Landet, der har noget så eksotisk som musikbiblioteker, kiler sig ind i hans drømme, men forældrene insisterer på at vende tilbage til det gamle liv i Bosnien.
"Ukulele-jam" er historien om en ung mands selvopholdelsesdrift i nationalismens hadefulde år. En personlig fortælling om at holde fast i hverdagens normalitet i en del af Europa, hvor det tragiske og komiske ofte går hånd i hånd.
Lydbogen er indlæst af Tobias Hertz.
Alen Meskovic
Alen Meskovic was born in Bosnia in 1977 and has lived in Denmark since 1994. His debut publication was the critically acclaimed poetry collection Første gang tilbage (First Time Back) in 2009. His first novel, Ukulele Jam (2011) was nominated for the literary award Weekendavisens Litteraturpris. It has been published in nine countries, including Germany, where it is also a long-running theatre production. In 2012, Alen Meskovic was awarded a three year working grant by the Danish Arts Foundation for the novel. Published in 2016, One-Man Tent, a stand-alone sequel of Ukulele Jam, is being translated into four languages.
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