La filla de l'est

Clara Usón

The history of the Balkans raises alarms about things that we should not ignore today


Ana has a fine future ahead of her. She is the top student of her medicine class in Belgrade and the apple of her father’s eye, General Ratko Mladic, who she adores. One night, in Moscow, and only 23 years old, Ana picks up her father's favourite gun and makes a decision that will change her family’s life forever.


What happened in Moscow? Did she see the other face of her father, to her a hero, for many a war criminal? The tragedy of Ana Mladic adds a familiar, real and personal dimension to the terrible drama of the Balkan war, in which the monster of nationalisms awoke, a reflection and omen of the past and future history of this unfortunate and forgetful continent.