A Muzzle for Witches

•BUILDING ON ATTENTION: Dubravka Ugresic's sudden passing was heartbreaking, but the extensive media coverage introduced her work to thousands of new readers—who couldn't find a better starting point to her oeuvre.

•UGRESIC COLLECTION: Ugresic's Nobody's Home was the first book to be published by Open Letter, and by 2024, the press will have done ten of her works. She is a cornerstone of Open Letter's catalog and aesthetic sensibility.

•AUTHOR BACKSTORY: Ugresic was an outspoken iconoclast who lived in exile for decades after being labeled a "witch" during the Yugoslav war. She persevered to write some of the most intellectually stimulating, formally innovative works of the past century. Along the way, she cultivated a tremendous audience, dozens of awards and accolades, and was always rumored to be the next writer to win the Nobel Prize.

•CONTEMPLATIVE READ: Although brief in terms of the number of overall pages, this is a text that can be revisited over and over, gaining new insight and wisdom each time. It makes a perfect gift book for aspiring writers or anyone interested in the future of literature.