Sarajevo Marlboro [Paperback]

Miljenko Jergovic (Author), Stela Tomasevic (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999 | ISBN-10: 0140260714 | ISBN-13: 978-0140260717 | Edition: First Printing

A collection of stories about life in a city under siege. The author was born in Sarajevo and remained in the city throughout the years of war.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Serbo-Croation

Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Penguin UK; First Printing edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140260714
• ISBN-13: 978-0140260717
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,706,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books about war in Bosnia, October 30, 1999

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Davorin Horak ([e-mail]) (Zagreb, Croatia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sarajevo Marlboro (Paperback)

When Jergovic's book Sarajevo Marlboro was published in Croatia I thought here it is, another so called writer who wants to make money out of people's tragedy. But then, I met him and has been surprised. Man like him just can't be one of those nationalist writers in which books every second word is the name of his country. He thinks and he has great talents with words. Sarajevo Marlboro is mosaic made of two-three pages stories that point directly to your heart. Jergovic understand perfectly well what is going on in his city, to his fellow citizens and though he can't do anything to stop the history, he can remeber it - in his own voice. And that is the beauty of Sarajevo Marlboro.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding, outstanding, June 10, 2000

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Edward Bosnar - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sarajevo Marlboro (Paperback)

Literally dozens upon dozens of books have been written on the war in Bosnia and the break-up of Yugoslavia by journalists, scholars, diplomats, politicians, etc. both from the former Yugoslavia itself and abroad. However, hardly any of them shed as much light on the war in Bosnia (and, by extension, the recent tragic events throughout former Yugoslavia) as this slim volume. Jergovic has made an art-form of capturing so much feeling, passion and depth in such incredibly short stories. "Sarajevo Marlboro" can definitely be ranked among the great world literature of the last few decades. This is an outstanding book - read it by all means.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only special people find humor in a tragedy, November 10, 2004

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Alan Klanac (Espoo, Finland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sarajevo Marlboro (Paperback)

Jergovic has written a book full of life, full of laugh and despair. No one else like Bosnians - with this I mean anyone living a true life of a person in Bosnia - can make jokes on their own sad history and present. Some stories in this book are by far the best short stories I have read in my life and I recommend this book to everyone, especially to politicians who allowed that this humor almost disappears. Bravo Miljenko!