A House in Istria
| Author | : Richard Swartz |
| Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0811216977 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780811216975 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (975 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A House in Istria by : Richard Swartz
Download or read book A House in Istria written by Richard Swartz and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wild and quixotic novel about real estate, marriage, and obsession. A House in Istriais a crazily comic novel about a man, his long-suffering wife, and his fixation with buying the abandoned house next door. But, in this Croatian region of Istria, the neighbors frown upon the husband as a Westerner who knows nothing about Balkan history or the area's deep blood feuds. "Forget that house," they tell him: "It's not for sale."