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HUNTING THE TIGER: The Fast Life and Violent Death of the Balkans' Most Dangerous Man (Hardcover)

by Christopher S. Stewart (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (10 Mar 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312356064
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312356064
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 175,050 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The Serb whose name chilled the hearts of Croatia and Bosnia during the bloodiest carnage to blight Europe since The Third Reich." THE GUARDIAN"


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Arkan's life story is a hard-boiled crime tale with the speed and scenery of an action movie, and a protagonist who is equal parts James Bond, James Dean, Billy the Kid, and Al Capone.Mass murderer and folk hero Zeljko Raznatovic, better known as Arkan, was one of the key figures in Yugoslavia's chaotic descent into madness in the 1990's. Indicted by The Hague for his war crimes and assassinated theatrically before he could stand trial, Arkan was a hugely terrifying villain who led a cinematic life at a time when Eastern Europe shared more with the Chicago of the 1930s, and when crime was a matter of course.This is not just another Balkans book; it is not a catalogue of frontline accounts, but a behind-the-scenes look at one man who became a symbol of an intensely combustible and illicit age, and at a profound historical moment.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Kicker Conspiracy, 2 Aug 2009
By Alex DeLarge (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
Hunting the Tiger is a clearly written, well-ordered and concise account of the life and escapades of Arkan.

The author has succeeded in using a variety of source material (including a memorable interview with Zeljko "Arkan" Raznatovic's wife at the family home) to build what you'd assume is a fairly realistic picture of its subject.

But therein lies the problem: as Ceca herself says "if I were to tell someone [about the reality of Arkan] they wouldn't believe me".

So, what follows is larger than life, spanning decades, crossing borders, improbable for the most part yet largely undisputable historical fact.

Except for a couple of things - the author employs the device of dialogue in quote marks when telling of incidents where he (obviously) wasn't present. Not a great idea. This isn't a film script, it's not your job to try and recreate conversations other people may or may not have had.

The other flaw in the book is a tendency to exaggeration. The (admittedly interesting) account of an accidental train journey through Serbia in 1998 stretches credibility, and verges on the lurid and over the top vicarious reportage vibe you'd expect from a picture magazine.

All in all - a readable and detailed work. Shame that it occasionally blurs the lines between reality and literary fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, 6 Jul 2009
By N. Wilkins (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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One of the best books I have read in recent times! Well researched and well written. A story that is far stronger than fiction:

A gripping investigation into the extraordinary career of Serbia's legendary warlord.

Zeljko "Arkan" Raznatovic began his life as a petty criminal, a juvenile delinquent adrift in the floundering state of Yugoslavia. He would eventually become famous throughout Western Europe: as the "smiling bank robber"; as a Houdini-like fugitive from multiple prisons; and even as a state-sponsored assassin. Stories of motorboat robberies and daylight bank heists would follow him from country to country. Yet however impressive his criminal reputation seemed at first, it was only the beginning of his path to infamy.

Following Yugoslavia's chaotic descent into madness in the 1990s, Arkan would become not only a gangster but one of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic's most valued henchmen in the country's civil war. He rallied Belgrade's notoriously violent soccer hooligans, paired them with inmates from Serbia's prisons, among other brutal street thugs, and trained them to become his ruthless foot soldiers, known as the "Tigers." During the war, the men rampaged through Croatia and Bosnia---killing, raping, burning, and looting. As they earned a reputation as Serbia's most feared death squad (accused of genocide by The Hague tribunal), Arkan became one of the region's wealthiest men. A national hero, he married the country's greatest pop star---the so-called "Madonna of the Balkans"---in a ceremony that was compared to that of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

His fame and good fortune, however, could not last. In 1999, as NATO bombs fell on Belgrade, The Hague's International War Crimes Tribunal indicted Arkan for crimes against humanity, the United States called for his arrest, the world media chased him, and mobster rivals wanted him dead. His days were numbered, and just after the Serbian New Year, he was shockingly assassinated in the crowded lobby of a high-profile Belgrade hotel.

In Hunting the Tiger, journalist Christopher S. Stewart tells the spectacular, bloody, and often nebulous story of a man who was equal parts James Bond, James Dean, Billy the Kid, and Al Capone. In a region still in the throes of sectarian conflict and wracked by the aftermath of decades of violence, Stewart gives us an engaging first-person look at one man who became a symbol of an intensely combustible and illicit age, and who played both villain and hero at a profound historical moment.


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