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4.0
The Age of Skin is a collection of essays by Croatian author Dubravka Ugresic. They are often caustic and biting. She is not one for subtlety; blunt honesty, sarcasm, and calling things as she seems them seem to be her strengths. The author is decidedly anti-nationalist and also takes aim at consumerism, misogyny and the rise of anti-intellectualism. I found the links between fascism and sport to be enlightening and frightening. While these essays are very specific to their geo-political context I was able to draw parallels and links to be recent events outside of Europe. Definitely worth a read but I suspect the impact of these essays, especially the older ones, would have been greater had I read them closer to their initial publication date.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
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