Holton, Milne, Serbian Poetry from the Beginnings to the Present, edited by Milne Holton and Vasa D. Mihailovich, translated by Charles Simic and Momcilo Selic, Yale Center for International and Area Studies, 1988.

This lengthy and authoritative anthology of Serbian poetry is useful for understanding Lazic's literary context.

McQuade, Molly, and Charles Simic, "Real America: An Interview with Charles Simic," in Chicago Review, Vol. 41, Nos. 2—3, 1995, pp. 13—18.

This interview provides a brief but interesting biography of Lazic's translator, including his experience immigrating to Chicago from Yugoslavia.

Meier, Viktor, Yugoslavia: A History of Its Demise, Routledge, 1999.

Meier's historical analysis focuses on Yugoslavia during the 1980s and 1990s to tell the tale of its devastating wars and ethnic conflicts.

Simic, Charles, Orphan Factory: Essays and Memoirs, University of Michigan Press, 1997.

In addition to a variety of fascinating autobiographical stories, this book includes essays and reviews that reveal...