Routledge Haunted Serbia - History and War in Literature

Explore the deep connection between memory and fiction in Haunted Serbia: Representations of History and War in the Literary Imagination. This work examines how Serbian fiction writers from the 1980s addressed the ghosts of the past. By bringing the victims of previous violence back into the present, these authors challenge the established narratives of the era. This book looks at the reinterpretation of the twentieth century, specifically focusing on the heroic role of the Partisans and the actions taken to protect Yugoslavia's independence and socialist revolution. The text analyzes how uncanny and ghostly imagery is used to question the master discourse promoted by the country's orthodox communist leadership. It is a significant study for those interested in how literature processes historical trauma and the complexities of national identity through the lens of the literary imagination.