Petre M. Andreevski,
Translated by Will Firth & Mirjana Simjanovska
287 pgs Tpb
Price: C$29 US$25
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Pirey, by Macedonian poet, novelist and playwright, Petre M. Andreevski, is one of the most celebrated novels of modern Macedonian literature. Set during the Balkan Wars, WWI and the years soon after, the story follows the major political shifts in the Balkans at the end of the Ottoman Empire, and their catastrophic impact on a Macedonian village and a married couple, Ion and Velika.