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Cafe Europa: Life After Communism
Cafe Europa: Life After Communism | Slavenka Drakulic
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Today in Eastern Europe the architectural work of revolution is complete: the old order has been replaced by various forms of free market economy and de jure democracy. But as Slavenka Drakulic observes, "in everyday life, the revolution consists much more of the small things of sounds, looks and images." In this brilliant work of political reportage, filtered through her own experience, we see that Europe remains a divided continent. In the place of the fallen Berlin Wall there is a chasm between East and West, consisting of the different way people continue to live and understand the world. Little bits or intimations of the West are gradually making their way east: boutiques carrying Levis and tiny food shops called "Supermarket" are multiplying on main boulevards. Despite the fact that Drakulic can find a Cafe Europa, complete with Viennese-style coffee and Western decor, in just about every Eastern European city, the acceptance of the East by the rest of Europe continues to prove much more elusive."
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mhillis
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I wish I had known about this book before! #Croatia #augustisatrip #tbr

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Varske
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This is one of favourite books. But it‘s also one of the books that I frequently have to replace. It seems I lend it and people never give it me back.

Anyone have a sensible and polite way to remember who has got the book? Of course I could note on LibraryThing, but it seems rude to do it in front of them, and then it seems I must always forget to do it.

RaimeyGallant I take a picture of them with the book. Works like a charm. 7y
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Chelleo @RaimeyGallant Genius! I‘ve stopped lending books (mainly because mine have been in storage for so long and I give lots away) 7y
RaimeyGallant Guilt photo: works every time. @Chelleo 7y
Varske @RaimeyGallant. Thanks for the tip. I guess I should give that a try. 7y
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Luftmensch
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I can't tell how much I love this book. I can fully understand everything has described here cause we kinda having a same situation in my country.

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CaroPi
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So for #photoadaynov16 today we have #setineasterneurope and since I live in Poland I can recommend this book that probably is not mention very often. And is a good book. It shows the changes in the every day life after the fall of the wall... Changes that outsiders will not see but here you can feel.

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