Nine Lives of Mrs. Adele - Nada Gašić (9786176143505)

Mrs. Adela is a non-intersecting character who is important to forget. Like spring in Zagreb 2020, which was marked by the arrival of the coronavirus and Zgzec – the depicted earthtruder. What does it mean for Mrs. Adele, a possible widow, that the world pandemic has forced the celebration of such a special anniversary? What is the commandment that she daringly rewrites and blackmails her family with? What is happening to Mrs. Adela on the streets of the city of Zagreb, struck by an earthquake? Nada Kašić talks about all these and other tragicomic vicissitudes of the summer Zagreb resident in her new novel “The Nine Lives of Mrs. Adele.” The author masterfully combines the fairy tale, the grotesque, Shpigunsky realism, comedy and fantasy, writing completely realistic dialogues that clearly characterize the characters and their dramas.