How We Survived Communism And Even Laughed
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A landmark work of personal and political essay writing, How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed chronicles the everyday realities of life under Communist regimes in Eastern Europe through the sharp, intimate lens of a woman who lived it. Slavenka Drakulić draws on her experiences in Yugoslavia and across the Eastern Bloc to illuminate how ordinary women navigated a system that dictated not just politics but the most private details of daily existence — from the scarcity of tampons and lipstick to the suppression of individual identity. Written with razor-sharp wit and unflinching honesty, the book argues that the personal is inescapably political, revealing how consumer deprivation and ideological control shaped the inner lives of millions. Praised by Gloria Steinem as the voice of a writer and journalist whose voice belongs to the world, Drakulić presents a unique feminist perspective on totalitarianism that is both deeply human and historically essential. This is an indispensable document of late 20th-century Eastern European life, as relevant today as when it was first published.
Author: Slavenka Drakulić
Format: Paperback
Published: 1992, Norton
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Condition: VG Jacket: N/A (paperback). Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work of personal and political essay writing, How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed chronicles the everyday realities of life under Communist regimes in Eastern Europe through the sharp, intimate lens of a woman who lived it. Slavenka Drakulić draws on her experiences in Yugoslavia and across the Eastern Bloc to illuminate how ordinary women navigated a system that dictated not just politics but the most private details of daily existence — from the scarcity of tampons and lipstick to the suppression of individual identity. Written with razor-sharp wit and unflinching honesty, the book argues that the personal is inescapably political, revealing how consumer deprivation and ideological control shaped the inner lives of millions. Praised by Gloria Steinem as the voice of a writer and journalist whose voice belongs to the world, Drakulić presents a unique feminist perspective on totalitarianism that is both deeply human and historically essential. This is an indispensable document of late 20th-century Eastern European life, as relevant today as when it was first published.