A BOOK ON ISLAND OF SUSAK PRESENTED IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, Nov 17 (Hina) - The English edition of a book on the northern Adriatic island of Susak, written by Zdravko Basaric, was presented in Zagreb on Wednesday. The title in English of this novel is "Rhapsody on the Island of Susak", and it was translated by Slobodan Drenovac. The book was published by Andromeda. Its promotion commenced with the presentation of a video-film on this island. The author of the film is also Zdravko Basaric. The historical novel, essays and two magnificent love stories about roots which you cannot flee and which make you return to the island, along with documentary material and a wealth of data on Susak are characteristics of Basaric's "Rhapsody on the Island of Susak", said a literary critic, Jagna Pogacnik, presenting the book. Susak, an island almost made out of sand, covered with reeds and untended vineyards, is today almost completely deserted. There are only about 200 inhabitants on it. A large number of former Susak residents and their descendants live in the United States. The book, now published in the English language, with the support of the "Matica Iseljenika", an organisation for the Croatian Diaspora, will be handed over to each resident of Susak and there are plans to distribute this novel also on the American continent. Zdravko Basaric was born in Zagreb 1970. (hina) jn ms