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Belgrade Noir (Serbia)

Edited by: Milorad Ivanović

Belgrade, with all of its historical complexity, joins Zagreb and Prague in representing the Eastern European dimension of the Akashic Noir Series.

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Description

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.

Brand-new stories by: Oto Oltvanji, Misha Glenny, Kati Hiekkapelto, Vesna Goldsworthy, Mirjana Đurđević, Vladan Matijević, Muharem Bazdulj, Vladimir Arsenijević, Dejan Stojiljković, Miljenko Jergović, Aleksandar Gatalica, Vule Žurić, Verica Vincent Cole, and Goran Skrobonja.

From the introduction by Milorad Ivanović:

Belgrade, meaning “White City,” is located in Southeast Europe at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers . . . Alfred Hitchcock once said that certain creepy parts of Belgrade unnerved him and would be ideal settings for thrillers. Thieves, traitors, spies, corrupt doctors, psychiatric patients, former policemen, mafia clans—they all appear in the pages of this book.

Even in the worst periods of its history, Belgrade was always a multicultural, multireligious, and multinational city. This anthology illustrates that. Alongside our Serbian authors, there are stories written by Croatian, Bosnian, British, and Finnish writers. The same is true for our great team of translators, which includes Americans, Serbians, Bosnians, and an Albanian . . .

Right now, you likely believe there are a number of cities throughout the world that would make better settings for good noir stories. But I am quite certain that after reading this book, you will find yourself seduced by the dark charm of the White City.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: While the City Sleeps
“Underneath It All Runs the River of Sadness” by Oto Oltvanji (Block 45, New Belgrade)
“An Ad in Večernje Novosti” by Kati Hiekkapelto (Fontana, New Belgrade)
“How to Pickle a Head of Cabbage” by Vesna Goldsworthy (Knez Mihailova Street)
“Undermarket” by Mirjana Đurđević (Vračar)

Part II: The Dark Corner
“A Different Person” by Vladan Matijević (King Aleksandar Boulevard)
“Black Widow, White Russian” by Muharem Bazdulj (Palilula)
“Regarding the Father” by Vladimir Arsenijević (Topčiderska Zvezda)

Part III: Once Upon a Time
“Neon Blues” by Dejan Stojiljković (The Manjež)
“The Case of Clerk Hinko, a Noose, and Luminal” by Miljenko Jergović (Maršala Birjuzova Street)
“Phantom of the National Theater” by Aleksandar Gatalica (Republic Square)
“The Man Who Wasn’t Mars” by Vule Žurić (Pioneer Park)

Part IV: Kiss Me Deadly
“The Touch of Evil” by Verica Vincent Cole (Lekino Brdo)
“Alter Ego Inc.” by Goran Skrobonja (Učiteljsko Naselje)
“The RAT” by Misha Glenny (Dorćol)

• Subjects: Literary Fiction, Mysteries & Crime, Noir Series
• Tags: Akashic Noir Series, Aleksandar Gatalica, Belgrade, Belgrade Noir, Dejan Stojiljković, Goran Skrobonja, Kati Hiekkapelto, Miljenko Jergović, Milorad Ivanovic, Mirjana Đurđević, Misha Glenny, Muharem Bazdulj, noir, Noir Series, Oto Oltvanji, Serbia, Verica Vincent Cole, Vesna Goldsworthy, Vladan Matijević, Vladimir Arsenijević, Vule Žurić

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Author

MILORAD IVANOVIĆ is a Serbian investigative reporter and editor. He was editor in chief of the Serbian edition of Newsweek, and executive editor of the daily paper Blic and the weekly publication Novi Magazin. Presently he is an editor at BIRN Serbia in Belgrade. He has a special interest in cross-border journalism and is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. His investigations have included work on human trafficking, Balkan mercenaries in Iraq, and clinical trials. He is the editor of Belgrade Noir.

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