Why I Killed Franz Ferdinand and Other Essays

Early in life, Predrag Finci was singled out to play the assassin Gavrilo Princip in a major Yugoslav movie describing the events leading to the First World War. What is this actor-turned-philosopher's take on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand now? ... I am so delighted that English-speaking readers who have not yet had the pleasure can now share in the unique Philosophy of Finci contained within this book and then, perhaps, spend another ten years happily debating with themselves the conundrums posited herein. Cathi Unsworth<br><br><b>Author:</b> Predrag Finci<br><b>Publisher:</b> Createspace Independent Publishing Platform<br><b>Published:</b> 01/12/2014<br><b>Pages:</b> 144<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.38lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.31d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781494775223<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>One of the finest essayists from the Balkans reveals, among other things, why he killed Franz Ferdinand. Predrag Finci is a Sarajevo-born writer on Philosophy who lives in London. Before this book he had published fourteen books, most recently Personal as Text (Zagreb, 2011) and On Stations and Travellers (Mostar, 2013). His Applause, and then Silence, a selection of ten essays, was also published by Style Writes Now. "First, he considered killing the Austrian archduke, Franz Ferdinand. Then he considered taking up drinking. These could be the titles of chapters from the biography of actor-turned philosopher Predrag Finci, who is very well known throughout former Yugoslavia. The first essay, on thinking about killing the Austrian archduke, is interesting from the point of view of historical distance: what did the popular young actor feel when he "killed" the archduke, 'not once, but twice', first in a film and then in a 1968 theatre performance? And what does the mature philosopher in exile feel about this almost half a century later?" writes Marija F.Sullivan at the beginning of her Good Reads review.</p><p></p>

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Book format	Paperback
Fiction/nonfiction	Non-Fiction
Genre	General Interest
Publication date	January, 2014
Pages	144
Subgenre	Philosophy
Number in series	1
Publisher	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Original languages	English
Language	English
Edu focus	General
Educational level	General
Character	Gavrilo Princip
Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h)	8.50 x 5.51 x 0.31 in
Assembled product weight	0.3800 lb
Bisac subject heading	Philosophy