Books set in Bosnia and Herzegovina (43)
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Mars by Asja Bakić EN
Country: Europe / 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
A debut collection of darkly humorous, feminist speculative fiction from the Balkans, “sly, uncommon stories” by “a major talent” (Jeff VanderMeer, award-winning author of Hummingbird Salamander). Mars showcases a series of unique and twisted universes, where every character is tasked with making sense of their strange reality. One woman will be freed from purgatory once she writes the perfect book; another abides in a world devoid of physical contact. With wry prose and skewed humor, an emerging feminist writer explores twenty-first century promises of knowledge, freedom, and power. “Bakic’s ... continue
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Nigdje, Niotkuda by Bekim Sejranović HR
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
U romanu Nigdje, niotkuda Bekim Sejranović prati svog junaka od djetinjstva u Brčkom, preko srednjoškolskih i fakultetskih godina u Rijeci. Završava u izbjeglištvu u Oslu. U jednoj sceni, od bačvi u kojima baka kiseli kupus, radi splav. Njime se namjerava spuštati Savom, pa dobiva od bake degenek. U drugoj je panker koji svira bas u bendu Paranoya. Zatim se skriva po Rijeci od onih koji uhićuju mladiće i šalju ih u rat u Bosnu, pa je izbjeglica u Norveškoj… Tamo ulazi u dvije „teške“ ljubavne veze, i nakon njih bježi na ledeni otok na samom sjeveru Norveške, gdje noć i dan traju po šest mjese... continue
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People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks EN
AustraliaDescription:
The bestselling novel that follows a rare manuscript through centuries of exile and war, from the author of The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Inspired by a true story, People of the Book is a novel of sweeping historical grandeur and intimate emotional intensity by an acclaimed and beloved author. Called “a tour de force” by the San Francisco Chronicle, this ambitious, electrifying work traces the harrowing journey of the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, a beautifully illuminated Hebrew manuscript created in fifteenth-century Spain. When it falls to Hanna Heath, an Australia... continue
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Radio Sarajevo by Tijan Sila DE
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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„Eine Jugend zwischen Blauhelmen und Bon Jovi. Tijan Sila erzählt rau, verletzlich, unverstellt.“ (Micky Beisenherz) Brutal ehrlich beschreibt er das Leben und Überleben im belagerten Sarajevo. „Dies ist die Geschichte meiner Kindheit und meines Kriegs.“ Als im April 1992 der Krieg beginnt, ist Tijan Sila nur zehn Jahre alt, doch bis heute kann er sich an den Geruch von gezündetem Sprengstoff erinnern. Während Sarajevo in Flammen steht, wird aus dem Jungen, der er damals war, ein junger Mann. Er streift durch die Ruinen der ausgebombten Stadt und sammelt Dinge, die von den Geflohenen und Gesto... continue
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Srebrenica overleven by Hasan Hasanović NL
SerbiaDescription:
De val van Srebrenica in 1995 en de gevolgen van de genocide, gezien door de ogen van een overlevende.
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