A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, and a Raven

A wry, cutting deconstruction of the Communist empire by one of Eastern Europe's exceptional authors.

Called "a perceptive and amusing social critic, with a wonderful eye for detail" by The Washington Post, Slavenka Drakulic-a native of Croatia-has emerged as one of the most popular and respected critics of Communism to come out of the former Eastern Bloc. In A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism, she offers a eight-part exploration of Communism by way of an unusual cast of narrators, each from a different country, who reflect on the fall of Communism. Together they constitute an Orwellian send-up of absurdities during the final years of European Communism that showcase this author's tremendous talent.

Author: Slavenka Drakulic
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 02/22/2011
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.02h x 5.08w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9780143118633

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2011 pg. 12
Publishers Weekly 12/13/2010
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2010 pg. 1230

About the Author
Slavenka Drakulic was born in Croatia in 1949. The author of several works of nonfiction and novels, she has written for The New York Times, The Nation, The New Republic, and numerous publications around the world.