Olga Zirojević, East-West Sofra: A Small Cultural-historical and Culinary Lexicon, Geopoetika, Belgrade
A book full of delicacies from the East and West which is written by a passionate traveler and an explorer, who is at the same time a historian of the Ottoman Empire. The book depicts all the mesh of the world, cultural differences and similarities about the one thing that connects us all – food. Delicious oriental dishes, spices and herbs can only enrich us linguistically and gastronomically on a cultural and experiential level, which this book, like a richly laid table, conveys to us.
A book about the richness of linguistic and gastronomic differences
Radina Vučetić, Coca-Cola Socialism, Službeni glasnik, Belgrade
A book about the americanization of socialism in Yugoslavia and its official and unofficial influences on Yugoslavia’s position in the world. The book is based on extensive archival and richly documented research with a personal touch of the author, who was also a member of this society, which gives this impressive study a great historical and cultural significance but also provides an excellent reading experience.
On the americanization of socialist Yugoslavia
Svetlana Racanović, Marina Abramovic: From Cuts to Stitches, Geopoetika, Belgrade
A comprehensive study about the famous Serbian artist, written with an understanding of the need for openness in contemplating the complex, contemporary and world-famous work of the artist. The book describes the totality of this work and the figure of the artist – from a shaman to a superstar – with a constant transformation, which the author describes through a pattern of infinite cleansing of the individual. This is also the reason why the book follows the entire artistic work of Marina Abramović from her pioneering achievements in the 1970s, which shocked Yugoslav society, through her twelve-year relationship with Ulay and their joint discovery of foreign cultures, to the polyphonic field of the modern world of a "celebrity" system.
A study about the great artist – detailed and delightful
Ottó Tolnai, The Shadow of Miquel Barceló, Akademska knjiga, Novi Sad
A sophisticated collection of poems by the great author from Vojvodina province – of Serbian and Hungarian origin – who introduces dance and painting to poetry in an outstandingly artistic way. Simultaneously the collection portrays two important personalities who inspired the author and to whom the verses are dedicated – the French painter Miquel Barceló and the great ballet choreographer Jožef Nađ (József Nagy), a close friend of the author.
Ballet, painting and two renowned artists in verse
Saša Jelenković, Selected Poems, Arhipelag, Belgrade
An excellent selection of verse of one of the most important Serbian poets. It consists of twelve cycles and several books of poetry. Although poetically different, all poems testify to a poetic subject who constantly loses himself, who is searching and finding himself somewhere between life and death in an eternal uncertainty of existence. Only the written word of the poet remains.
Between life and death, one exists through poetry
Dragoljub Danilović, Gordana Gavrić, The Diocese of Žiča: Eight Centuries of the Continuous Legacy of Saint Sava: History, Monasteries, Churches, Diocese of Žiča, Kraljevo
A large-format monograph with detailed and well-documented content and numerous immaculately printed photographs, which together testify to an ancient eight-century long legacy of the Diocese of Žiča, as well as to the first eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, established by St. Sava himself. As regards content, the book is a remarkable testimony to the spiritual experience of the Serbian people and their spiritual heritage, but also to their literacy, culture and art, some of whose works are among the highlights of medieval European art.
A book about the eight centuries of Serbian spirituality and culture
Đorđe Bubalo, Petar Krestić, Bole Miloradović, Serbian Rulers, Mladinska knjiga, Novi Sad
An impressive and appealingly written monograph, enriched with 60 hand-painted initials and vignettes, almost 280 portraits and numerous family trees and coats of arms. The publication presents 27 Serbian rulers from the first mention of a Serbian prince in the 9th century – Višeslav from the house Vlastimirović – to the rule of the last king Peter II Karađorđević and the abolition of the monarchy in 1945.
A richly equipped monograph about Serbian monarchs
Nevenka Nedeljković et al. Serbian Slavas: Guardians of Hearth and Home, Mladinska knjiga, Novi Sad
A richly decorated and abundantly illustrated monograph written by an ethnologist. The book is a remarkable testimony to the spiritual peculiarity of Serbian people, the phenomenon of Slava or Patron Saint’s Day. We learn many interesting facts about this phenomenon in the monograph, which has a register and biographies of 121 patron saints celebrated among Serbs. Thus we can draw important conclusions not only about Slava as a religious ritual but also as a family celebration or a national symbol.
Why Serbs celebrate Slavas and all about them
Jelisije Andrić, The history of the Church of Serbia: from the foundation of its independence to the fall of the Patriarchate (A.D. 1219-1463), Prometej, Novi Sad
A major publishing project, a richly illustrated monograph written in English in Oxford in 1919 by Jelisije Andrić, a theology and literature student, has finally seen the light of day. It may sound incredible, but this is the first time in Serbia and outside the country that this period in Serbian history has been thematized by an expert, although it actually represents the peak of Serbian spirituality, statehood and culture.
A notable study on the Serbian church published at last
Ferenc Németh, Milan Micić, Banat: November 1918, Banat Cultural Center, Novo Miloševo
A major contribution to the study of the history of Banat from the point of view of a local newspaper at the time, at the turning point when an empire crumbles and the new kingdom is established. The publication knowingly traces the aspirations and fears of the local Hungarian elites regarding their own future status in the context of the new states – the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on the one side and Romania on the other side.
A historical moment portrayed by a local newspaper
Vojislav Pantić, Jazz Faces, Dallas Records, Belgrade
A unique book of interviews with the main figures of the national and international jazz scene by a renowned music journalist from Belgrade. The interviews were conducted at the major jazz festivals by a passionate jazz enthusiast. The book is enriched with photographs some of which have never been published before.
48 jazz faces and passionate love for jazz
Ernesto Asante, Petar Janjatović, Rock Legends, Data Status, Belgrade
A unique rock 'n' roll history with over 500 exclusive photographs, written by one of the world's leading music critics. The most important thing to note is the anthological contribution to the history of ex-Yugoslav rock music written by a notable music journalist.
A lot of new information about rock icons