Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

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Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Baba Yaga Laid an Egg

Name: Baba Yaga Laid an Egg
ISBN: 9781847676085

Dubravka Ugrešić, Ellen Elias-Bursać (translation), Celia Hawkesworth (translation), Mark Thompson (translation)

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Baba Yaga is an old hag who lives in a house built on chicken legs & kidnaps small children. She is one of the most pervasive & powerful creatures in all mythology. She appears in many forms: as Pupa, a tricksy, cantankerous old woman who keeps her legs tucked into a huge furry boot; as a trio of mischievous elderly women who embark on the trip of a lifetime to a hotel spa; & as a villainous flock of ravens, black hens & magpies infected with the H5N1 virus. But what story does Baba Yaga have to tell us today?

This is a quizzical tale about one of the most pervasive & powerful creatures in all mythology, & an extraordinary yarn of identity, secrets, storytelling & love.

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“Ugrasic’s retelling may be blisteringly postmodern in its execution but at its heart is a human warmth & even a silliness that infuses it with the sweet magic of storytelling.” – MELISSA KATSOULIS, The Times

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Dubravka Ugrešić was a writer of novels (Baba Yaga Laid An Egg, The Ministry of Pain), short story collections (Lend Me Your Character, In the Jaws of Life) & books of essays (Nobody’s Home, Thank You for Not Reading, The Culture of Lies). Born in the former Yugoslavia, Ugrešić took a firm anti-nationalistic stand when war broke out in 1991, & she was proclaimed a “traitor,” a “public enemy,” & a “witch,” & was exposed to harsh & persistent media harassent. As a result, she left Croatia in 1993 & lived in Amsterdam until her passing in March 2023.

Ellen Elias-Bursać has been translating fiction & nonfiction by Bosnian, Croatian, & Serbian writers since the 1980s, including novels & short stories by David Albahari, Dubravka Ugresic, Daša Drndić, & Karim Zaimovič. She is co-author of a textbook for the study of Bosnian, Croatian, & Serbian with Ronelle Alexander & author of Translating Evidence & Interpreting Testimony at a War C