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Markowas born in Belgrade, Serbia and grew up in the suburb of Senjak wherehe attended Branko Parac grammar school.When his family moved to Moscowhe continued his education at a Moscow grammar school, together withstudying piano at the music school and attending classes at theYugoslav Embassy. It was on his return from Russia in 1990, whilst atthe Sveti Sava High School, that he first developed a penchant forwriting.

His inspiration for"Writings of a Wretch" came when he spotted one of his grammar schoolteachers minding a booth in a flea market in Belgrade. The realisationwas brought home to him that all was not as it had seemed on thesurface; that often unimaginable misery and hardship could lurk beneatha surface; and that one could never know of the mental suffering whichmay haunt the mind and life of another.

MrVignjevic has two other finished works to his credit: "Spirits andShadows" and "The Premier (Cycle No. 1)", although sadly we understandthat neither of these have as yet been translated into English.

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Santa’s Birthday Gift was written in response to a grandchild’s question, after reading the story of the Nativity. She asked, “But where’s Santa?” This story tells the story of the Nativity and then goes on to tell the story about how when Jesus is born, Santa sees the star at the North Pole and travels to see the baby. Since he is a toymaker, he brings his bag of toys - and offers them to the Christ Child, and then to all the people of the town. His birthday gift to Jesus is a promise to bring gifts to all good boys and girls each year on the Christ Child's birthday

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This is an extremely creative and unusual book. We follow the meandering thoughts and imaginings of a market trader in Belgrade. He poses many deeply philosophical questions on life – his life and others, and life in general, as he strives to be a man of his time and attempts to conjure up a unique moment in his life. I was delighted to see and have the chance to read such an amazingly different book. I cannot praise the author too highly for daring to write a book that is so far removed from the usual genres. This book is certainly not for everyone, as it is entirely different from other fiction or non-fiction writing. It will be interesting to those who think philosophically, who ask and try to answer questions regarding justice and life, and who are interested in psychology. I found this work to be amazing by Mary Mansell – Oxford UK I was enthralled by this book. One could almost say mesmerised from beginning to end. The subject matter was deeply engrossing and thought-provoking, and the writing a pure delight. It is rare to find in modern literature a piece of work that flows along as smoothly and beautifully as this, inciting one to taste and savour every line. To concentrate a whole book around the workings of the inner mind of but one man, is a huge risk to take, but this author succeeded in producing a superbly written, thought-provoking, and cleverly executed piece of writing beyond anything I have come across since the likes of Hardy and Dostoyevsky. For me this book was an absolute joy to read. by Julia Cadwell - Birmingham UK

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