num_pages: 138
description: Told in an informal, mesmerizing voice, Ouredník represents the twentieth century in all its contradictions and grand illusions, demonstrating that nothing substantial has changed between 1900 and 1999—humanity is still hopeful for the future and still mired in age-old conflicts. As he demonstrates that nothing can be reduced to a single, true viewpoint, Ouredník mixes hard facts and idiosyncratic observations, highlighting the horror and absurdity of the twentieth century and the further absurdity of attempting to narrate this history.
language: English
title: Europeana: A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
titlecomplete: Europeana: A Brief History of the Twentieth Century (Eastern European Literature)
genres: Essays, Politics, Historical, European History, Literature, War, Nonfiction, Sociology, History, Czech Literature
ratings_count: 2183
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Kniha roku
publisher: Dalkey Archive Press