| Safe Area Gorazde Contributor(s): Sacco, Joe (Author), Hitchens, Christopher (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1560974702 ISBN-13: 9781560974703 Publisher: Fantagraphics Books OUR PRICE: $21.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Now available in softcover, Safe Area Gorazde is Joe Sacco's 240-page best-selling opus about war in the former Yugoslavia. Sacco spent months in Bosnia in 1995-1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories rarely found in conventional news coverage. The book focuses on the Muslim enclave of Gorazde, which was besieged by Bosnian Serbs during the war. Sacco spent four weeks in Gorzade, entering before the Muslims trapped inside had access to the outside world, electricity or running water. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - General - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 949.742 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 7.5" W x 9.96" (1.55 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Balkan - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Praised by The New York Times, Brill's Content and Publishers Weekly, Safe Area Gorazde is the long-awaited and highly sought after 240-page look at war in the former Yugoslavia. Sacco (the critically-acclaimed author of Palestine) spent five months in Bosnia in 1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories that are rarely found in conventional news coverage. The book focuses on the Muslim-held enclave of Gorazde, which was besieged by Bosnian Serbs during the war. Sacco lived for a month in Gorazde, entering before the Muslims trapped inside had access to the outside world, electricity or running water. Safe Area Gorazde is Sacco's magnum opus and with it he is poised too become one of America's most noted journalists. The book features an introduction by Christopher Hitchens, political columnist for The Nation and Vanity Fair. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sacco, Joe: - Joe Sacco lives in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of many acclaimed graphic novels, including Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde, But I Like It, Notes from a Defeatist, The Fixer, War's End, and Footnotes in Gaza.Hitchens, Christopher: - Christopher Hitchens (1949 2011) is the author of God Is Not Great, Hitch-22, and Why Orwell Matters.Hitchens, Christopher: - Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) is the author of God Is Not Great, Hitch-22, and Why Orwell Matters. |