Matko Marušić

In 1991, war broke out in Croatia. Matko Marušić’s short stories offer a human perspective on the war that is not told in history books. Each story illuminates the love and dedication the Croatian people have for their country, and their struggle to find purpose and meaning in the midst of tragedy.

Matko Marušić’s other writings include a novel, a collection of short stories for children, and two additional collections of short stories for adults. Do Angels Cry? Tales of the War was originally published in Croatia and Great Britain in 1996. A preface, written by Dr. Stanimir Vuk-Pavlovic, has been added for the American edition.

“This book is about the facet of the human price of the war,” writes Dr. Vuk-Pavlovic. “Yet, this book tells the simple truth of the ordinary people caught in extraordinarily desperate situations when choices are few and all are bad. They are the response to the statement, ‘What is not worth dying for, is not worth living for.’”

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ISBN: 978-932010-23-7
5½˝ x 8½˝, softcover
160 pages
$14.95

About the Author

Matko Marušić

Matko Marušić was born in Split, Croatia, in 1946. He received his medical degree from the Zagreb University School of Medicine in 1970. He helped establish the medical schools in Split and Osijek, Croatia, as well as in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Marušić is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the Croatian Medical Journal, now one of the most recognized and influential scientific journals in the world.

At the beginning of the Croatian War in 1991, Marušić devoted himself to documenting the civilian lives lost during the war. He describes himself as having served as an “intellectual” soldier, fighting not with weapons but with knowledge. Drawing from his experiences in the war, he created the short story collection Do Angels Cry?, which was originally published in Croatia in 1996. His collection of short stories for children, The Snow in Split,, was published in 1987. He is also the author of Medicine from Inside, a collection of humorous stories, Swimming Lessons, a novel. and over two hundred contributions to journals and other publications worldwide. Marušić continues to dedicate himself to the health of his country through his work as a professor of physiology at the Zagreb University School of Medicine.

Praise

This book is about the facet of the human price of the war…Yet, this book tells the simple truth of the ordinary people caught in extraordinarily desperate situations when choices are few and all are bad. They are the response to the statement, “What is not worth dying for, is not worth living for.”
— Dr. Stanimir Vuk-Pavlovic