Sarajevo Marlboro

by Jergovic, Miljenko; Tomassevic, Stela; Alcalay, Ammiel

• ISBN13: 9780972869225
• ISBN10: 0972869220
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-15
• Publisher: Archipelago

Summary

These slices of life of war-ridden Sarajevo are full of humanity--they stretch the spirit.

Author Biography

Novelist, short story writer, poet, and columnist, Miljenko Jergovi? is a literary phenomenon whose writing is celebrated throughout Europe. His poetry collection Warsaw Observatory received the Goran Prize for young poets and the Mak Dizdar Award and his landmark collection of stories Sarajevo Marlboro received the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize. Mama Leone won the highly regarded Premio Grinzane Cavour for the best foreign book in Italy in 2003. His other works include Ruta Tannenbaum, The Walnut House, Buick Riviera, and Father. Stela Tomasevic was born in Belgrade in 1963. She studied literature at the University of East Anglia. She has translated numerous works of non-fiction from the Bosnian and the French. She currently works for the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia. Stela Tomasevic? was born in Belgrade in 1963. She studied literature at the University of East Anglia. She has translated numerous works of non-fiction from the Bosnian and the French. She currently works for the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Everyday History
The Excursion	p. 3
Cactus	p. 11
Theft	p. 19
Beetle	p. 25
A Ring	p. 31
Mr. Ivo	p. 37
Bosnian Hotpot	p. 43
Muslim Doll	p. 51
Seconds Out	p. 57
Slobodan	p. 65
Trout	p. 71
Beard	p. 77
Chico the Seducer	p. 83
The Communist	p. 89
The Gravedigger	p. 97
The Condor	p. 105
The Gardener	p. 115
Awakening	p. 123
Duke	p. 131
A Diagnosis	p. 137
The Colony	p. 143
Declension	p. 149
The Photograph	p. 155
Journey	p. 161
Blind Man	p. 167
The Bell	p. 173
The Letter	p. 177
The Saxophonist	p. 185
The Library	p. 191
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