Bibliograph

The Siege of Sarajevo, one family's story of separation, struggle, and strength, Sanja Kulenovic

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The Siege of Sarajevo, one family's story of separation, struggle, and strength, Sanja Kulenovic

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Siege of Sarajevo

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Sanja Kulenovic

Sub title

one family's story of separation, struggle, and strength

Summary

In 1992, Bosnian honeymooners in Southern California are suddenly stranded and homeless when their native Yugoslavia erupts into civil war. The stunned refugees must scrape together a new life in America with sporadic letters their sole, tenuous link to besieged family and loved ones back in Sarajevo. Sanja Kulenovic shares those precious letters-often written in darkness as bombs fell and gunfire rang out-to vividly capture the suffering her family and other Sarajevans endured through almost four years of daily bombardments, the perpetual threat of sniper fire, and three frozen, foodless winters. The Siege of Sarajevo searingly illustrates the human toll of war and the highly personal consequences of what often are dismissed as faraway conflicts. Highlighting the resilience and determination of immigrants, Kulenovic's powerful story reminds us all that we are stronger than we've ever imagined

Target audience

adult

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