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A review by dil
The Ministry of Pain: A Novel by Dubravka Ugrešić
3.0
2.5*
A very strong start - a powerful depiction of the Yugoslavian exile experience, infused with a hefty dose of Yugonostalgia, and exploring the trauma of language and the language of trauma - but, as the story progresses, it loses momentum, and the ending is implausible.
The name of the book is explained in the first pages of the book as being related to that of a BDSM shop immigrants liked to work at because it was well-paid, but the place does not play a significant role in the novel (it is only mentioned in passing that three characters work there).
A very strong start - a powerful depiction of the Yugoslavian exile experience, infused with a hefty dose of Yugonostalgia, and exploring the trauma of language and the language of trauma - but, as the story progresses, it loses momentum, and the ending is implausible.
The name of the book is explained in the first pages of the book as being related to that of a BDSM shop immigrants liked to work at because it was well-paid, but the place does not play a significant role in the novel (it is only mentioned in passing that three characters work there).