The Prince Of Fire

The short story genre occupies a prominant place in Serbian literature. This anthology is most representative of the contemporary Serbian short story. It displays vividly and dramatically not only the high artisitic standards achieved since World War II, but also the history, thinking, and mores of the people the stories portray. As such, the anthology is priceless.

The anthology offers a rich variety of storytelling that ranges from traditional realism to magical realism and postmodernism. Whether describing peasant life or urban dreamscapes, these are tales well told. highly recommended for literature collections in academic and large public libraries.

The translations are readable, the selection is sound, and the material is original and captivating. Recommended for all general and academic readers interested in world literature.

The Prince of Fire is a significant collection in that it provides much insight into the continuing relationship between social reality and artistic creation in Serbian fiction.

A thoughtful and rewarding reading experience to those who are curious enough to want to find out what Serbian storytellers of our day have to say to their contemporaries.

A fine collection of thirty-five tales—including a foreword and an introduction—that covers a wide variety of topics ranging from a story about an artist in the Middle Ages to the experience of life under communism. . . . The Prince of Fire is a significant book because it makes a valuable and welcome contribution to the South-East Slavic European Study in English. Since it depicts a very realistic picture of Serbia and, to some extent, of other areas of former and present Yugoslavia, this book would be very helpful to anyone interested in European Cultural Studies. The book makes for good and pleasurable reading, even for those who are not already acquainted with this region of the world.