Theatre of War

Author: Jeftanovic, Andrea

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 10 November 2020 by Charco Press in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 162 pages, Not illustrated
130 x 195 x 17 | 210g

This assured debut novel from acclaimed Chilean author Andrea Jeftanovic explores the devastating psychological effects of the conflict in the Balkans on a family who flee to South America to build a new life. It is told from the perspective of the young Tamara, as she tries to make sense of growing up haunted by a distant conflict. Yet the ghosts of war re-emerge in their new land which has its own traumatic past to tear the family apart.Staging scenes from childhood as if the characters were rehearsing for a play, the novel uses all the imaginary resources of theatre director, set paint- er and lighting designer to pose the question: how can Tamara salvage an identity as an adult from the ruins of memory, and rediscover the ability to love? With themes that echo Elif ShafaksThe Bastard of Istanbul , a sensitive narrator recalling Eimear McBridesA Girl is a Half-Formed Thing , and a focus on the body in the style of Elfriede Jelinek, this is an artfully construct- ed, widely praised work from one of the most exciting novelists at work in Latin America today.