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    Farewell, Cowboy

    By Olja Savičević

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    One of the most exciting and beautifully written books to come out of contemporary Croatia. A suicide, a quest for truth, a desire for revenge and a love story thrown in, all set in a landscape redolent of transient glamour and unrealized small-town dreams.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIstros Books
    Release dateMay 15, 2015
    ISBN9781908236586
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    Farewell, Cowboy
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    Olja Savičević

    Olja Savičević is one of the best Croatian contemporary authors and a representative of the so-called ‘lost generation’. Politically and socially engaged, Olja’s work has been included in a number of Croatian anthologies and international selections. Her writing has been translated into over fifteen languages.

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