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S.: A Novel about the Balkans

S.: A Novel about the Balkans
By Slavenka Drakulic

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Set in 1992, during the height of the Bosnian war, ‘S.’ reveals one of the most horrifying aspects of any war: the rape and torture of civilian women by occupying forces. S. is a Bosnian woman in exile who has just given birth to an unwanted child, one without a country, a name, a father, or a language. The birth of this child reminds her of an even more gruelling experience – being repeatedly raped by Serbian soldiers in the ‘women’s room’ of a prison camp. Through a series of flashbacks, S. relives the unspeakable crimes she has endured, and in telling her story – timely, strangely compelling, and ultimately about survival – depicts the darkest side of human nature during wartime. ‘Drakulic has given the world a gift, digging into the twisted reality of war … a novel of cataclysmic power’ San Francisco Chronicle.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #843936 in Books
  • Published on: 2001-01-25
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 224 pages