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Recommended historical books (2)
Travel the world without leaving your chair. If you are into historical here are some historical books from Bosnia and Herzegovina for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.

1.

How The Soldier Repairs The Gramophone by Sasa Stanisic EN

Rating: 4.5     4 Votes
Description:
“A brilliant debut novel” about a young Bosnian War refugee who finds the secret to survival in language and stories (Los Angeles Times). For Aleksandar Krsmanović, Grandpa Slavko’s stories endow life in Višegrad with a kaleidoscopic brilliance. Neighbors, friends, and family past and present take on a mythic quality; the River Drina courses through town like the pulse of life itself. So when his grandfather dies suddenly, Aleksandar promises to carry on the tradition. But then soldiers invade Višegrad—a town previously unconscious of racial and religious divides—and it’s no longer important t... continue
Recommended: 01 Nov 2022

2.

The Bridge Over the Drina by Ivo Andric EN

Rating: 4     25 Votes
Recommended: 20 Feb 2022


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