Radio Siga

A darkly funny WWII novel of madness, occupation, and resistance in Yugoslavia.

Set in World War II Yugoslavia, Radio Siga tells the story of Kalman Gubica, a hard-drinking layabout forever changed after being struck by lightning. Haunted by the voice of his long-dead father, Kalman struggles to find meaning in his life. Drinking doesn't quiet the maddening messages, nor does settling down with a Russian soldier or joining the resistance against Hungarian fascists and German Nazis.

Radio Siga reveals a facet of World War II not often encountered by English-language readers. For fans of darkly humorous literary fiction, this is a touching story of a man grappling with identity and purpose amid the chaos of war.