Summary of Farewell Cowboy
Dada is a young Croatian woman who returns from Zagreb to her hometown Split, where nothing seems to have changed since she left years earlier. She investigates the presumed suicide of her brother Daniel, which leads to a series of unexpected encounters and discoveries.
Reasons to read Farewell Cowboy
“Farewell Cowboy” is a coming-of-age novel set in Croatia in the aftermath of the Yugoslav wars. It blends social commentary with irony and is considered a parody of the Western genre. Set in a provincial town on Croatia’s Adriatic coast, the novel captures the disillusionment and absurdity of post-war youth. “Farewell Cowboy” was awarded the Croatian T-Portal Prize for Best Novel in 2011. The Guardian has praised Croatian author Olja Savičević as “a glorious new European voice”.
Setting: Split (Croatia)
Original title: Adio kauboju
Year of publication: 2010
Nr of pages: 180
