Books from Bosnia and Herzegovina
31 popular bosnian and herzegovinian books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić EN
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
Chronicle of three centuries of Balkan life, centering around a great stone bridge in present-day Yugoslavia.
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The Cat I Never Named by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess EN
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
In Bihac, Bosnia, in 1992, sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence as Serbs and Bosnians clash, while a stray cat, Maci, provides solace --
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The Fortress by Meša Selimović EN
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
The Fortress is one of the most significant and fascinating novels to come out of the former Yugoslavia. Ahmet Shabo returns home to eighteenth-century Sarajevo from the war in Russia, numbed by the death in battle or suicide of nearly his entire military unit. In time he overcomes the anguish of war, only to find that he has emerged a reflective and contemplative man in a society that does not value, and will not tolerate, the subversive implications of these qualities.
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The Judgment of Richard Richter by Igor Stiks EN
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
In this gripping, war-torn epic novel, author Igor Stiks, a nominee for the IMPAC Dublin Award, tells the story of a celebrated writer who travels to Sarajevo to unearth devastating family secrets and the lies that have defined his life. Author Richard Richter's mother and father were always phantoms, both parents having died by the time he was four. His life, now at a crossroads, has been a jumble of invention, elusive memories, and handed-down stories. But when Richard finds his mother's hidden notebook, written by her during World War II, he discovers a confession that was never meant to be... continue
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the lazarus project by Aleksandar Hemon EN
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
‘Prose this powerful could wake the dead’ – Observer Crossing a century of Eastern European history, The Lazarus Project is a profound exploration of alienation and the immigrant experience from Aleksandar Hemon, author of The World and All That It Holds. On 2 March 1908, Lazarus Averbuch, a young Russian Jewish immigrant to Chicago, tried to deliver a letter to the city’s Chief of Police. He was shot dead. After the shooting, it was claimed he was an anarchist assassin and an agent of foreign operatives who wanted to bring the United States to its knees. His sister, Olga, was left alone and b... continue
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Un puente sobre el Drina by Ivo Andrić ES
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
Un puente sobre el Drina (1945) es una novela de largo aliento, que transcurre en la localidad de Visegrad, frente al río Drina, desde el siglo XVI, cuando dentro del Imperio Otomano se inició la construcción del puente, atravesando diversas generaciones en la conviven cristianos, musulmanes y judíos sefaradíes, hasta llegar al fatídico 1914. La perspectiva histórica permite diferenciar las pasiones efímeras y la constante del género humano, en especial los que en cada generación contribuyen a su bienestar. Una obra de gran ... continue
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Un puente sobre el Drina by Ivo Andrić ES
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
La ciudad de Visegrad (Bosnia), situada a orillas del río Drina, tuvo un momento de esplendor en la Edad Media por construir un puente de tránsito entre el mundo cristiano y el islámico. Esta novela recoge la historia de esa comunidad plural y conflictiva, tomando como pretexto narrativo el gran puente de piedra que cruza el río, lugar de encuentro y paseo para sus habitantes. La larga crónica abarca desde el siglo XVI hasta principios del XX, y nos da cuenta de las tensiones y enfrentamientos que se suceden y heredan de generación en generación... continue
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Volga, Volga by Miljenko Jergovic ES
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
Dzelal Pljevlak es el hombre más solitario del mundo. Todos los viernes, con su auto Volga recorre el camino desde su lugar de trabajo en Split (Croacia) hasta Livno (Bosnia), para rezar en la mezquita en búsqueda de una Fe que lo salve de una vida de dolor, y le brinde sentido a su destino. Ha tenido un amigo; tal vez el camino le presente alguno más. Tal vez en su destino pueda compensar en parte todo lo que perdió, algo que lo redima, aunque sea a través del sacrificio. Una muy buena novela que recorre, como un trasfondo, la historia de Yugoslavia entre 19... continue
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Where You Come From by Saša Stanišić EN
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
In August, 1992, a boy and his mother flee the war in Yugoslavia and arrive in Germany. Six months later, the boy’s father joins them, bringing a brown suitcase, insomnia, and a scar on his thigh. Saša Stanišic’s Where You Come From is a novel about this family, whose world is uprooted and remade by war: their history, their life before the conflict, and the years that followed their escape as they created a new life in a new country. Blending autofiction, fable, and choose-your-own-adventure, Where You Come From is set in a village where only thirteen people remain, in lost and made-up memori... continue