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Blackbird Books in Mitrovicë/a, Kosovo
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101 years old
Mitrovicë/a, Kosovo, Texas
United States
Last Login: 3/31/2009
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| Books | YES, PLEASE! and lots of them! novels and plays and 'zines and anthologies and short stories and graphic novels and poetry. In English, Serbian, and Albanian.
Our wish list includes (but is by no means limited to) works by Goethe, Faulkner, Herman Hesse, George Orwell, Flannery O'Conner, Gunter Grass, Tolstoy, Borges, Dostoyevsky, Barthelme, Bukowski, DeLillo, Deborah Eisenberg, WG Sebald, Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. LeGuin, Arthur C. Clarke, Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore......
and, perhaps most important, the NONE OF THE ABOVE. We're trying to think of the last time we saw an amazing graphic novel, comic book or zine in Kosovo. This is the kind of work that inspired us when we were younger, and we think it will make a big difference here. The sky's the limit on this one, and don't try and make a guess about what other people will like—we trust your taste. If you have a series of six comics with great artwork and a killer storyline, send it on. Maybe you publish your own zine: now's your chance to be widely read in Kosovo. |
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| Status: | Single | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Zodiac Sign: | Gemini | | Occupation: | bookstore/cultural center |
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About me:
http://blackbirdbookskosovo.blogspot.com
Blackbird Books is a bookstore and FREE reading room in Mitrovicë/a that we hope will affect the way that people here interact with literature, art and even each other.
Cultural life in Mitrovicë/a has been dramatically affected by the events of the last decade. A lot of good people are doing a lot of good work on that front, but there remains a substantial disconnect between art and everyday life. In particular, cultural organizations in Mitrovicë/a are principally located in cultural hubs: university and cultural centers. Young people have little experience with literature or art outside of the classroom setting, and those who may be artistically inclined have few local options for intellectual stimulation. In addition, finding great and exciting literature just isn't that easy. Textbooks and manuals? No problem. Borges and Bukowski? Not so much.
Blackbird Books will be offering an alternative to the traditional cultural venue. However, our success in a high-traffic zone will depend on our ability to be more than a bookstore. Blackbird Books will be designed and furnished to encourage people to stay. By offering beverages, music and a welcoming environment, we hope that citizens will return regularly for reading, discussion and relaxation, for listening to music and watching films, and simply to socialize. To put it simply: we're going be a very nice place to BE. We're going to build the kind of spot you want to hang out in, and we're going to do it with the very coolest books, graphic novels, music and films. In the process, we're going to raise Mitrovicë/a's profile as a cultural destination.
We are an officially tax exempt NGO here in Kosovo, and we're very happy to be able to report that we have already begun to receive some support from prospective funders who will really make this thing happen. But first (here's the "pitch") we need your help—and believe me: it couldn't be any easier. Money's great, and we'll take it. But what we need most of all is BOOKS. Blackbird Books is going to have a lot of English, Albanian and Serbian titles available for sale, but it's even more important to our mission to have books available on premise for reading. We're going to make books available to anyone that wants them, so that anyone can sit, read, talk and get a little shot of culture without having to part with a single euro.
The location has been found! Renovations have begun on the building is south Mitrovicë/a. To see pics, go to http://blackbirdbookskosovo.blogspot.com/2007/08/where.html
The actual work for the bookstore is being done in Mitrovicë/a, Kosovo, by Tony Barilla and other volunteers.
As internet access in Mitrovicë/a is pretty sketchy, the myspace page is being maintained mostly by Tiffany Couser in Texas. Tiff will answer questions as well as possible, and Tony will answer questions the next time he has internet access and electricity.
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Who I'd like to meet:
Everyone! People in Mitrovicë/a who want to come by and read, people everywhere else who want to send us books or help spread the word about Blackbird.
PLEASE no spam! If I have denied your friend request, it is because your profile looked like a spam or phishing site. Please don't be offended, just send us a message indicating that you are human.
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