Dubravka Ugresic, whose Starbucks name became "Jenny" after an abortive attempt at communicating her real one, is still adrift 20 years after leaving her native Croatia and being denounced there as a traitor. There is a chip on her shoulder, which makes for some strong essays on subjects like women's role in literature, the Internet, nostalgia for ex-Yugoslavia, and the consumer culture of publishing. The points are well taken, but I found myself wishing she would name names in many of the instances when generic attacks were offered instead.
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