S: a Novel about the Balkans by Drakulic, Slavenka; Ivic, Marko - 2000

New York, New York, U. S. A.: Viking Press. New in New dust jacket. 2000. First American Edition. Hardcover. This book was praised by Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent, CNN, who said "Slavenka Drakulic' has courageously provided some of the most searing commentary on the war that swept her homeland and the whole Balkan region. But to understand its true nature and mindset of those who pursued the war, one has to know what they did to the women of Bosnia. Beyond painful, beyond brutal, it was almost impossible to comprehend. Once again, Slavenka Drakulic' forces us to understand. " S. Is the story of a Bosnian woman in exile who had just given birth to an unwanted child; one without a country, a name, a father, or a language. It is the birth of this child that reminds her of an even more grueling experience - being repeatedly raped by Serbian soldiers in the "women's room" of a prison camp in Bosnia. Through a series of flashbacks, S. Relives the unspeakable crimes she has endured, and in telling her story - timely, strangely compelling, and ultimately about survival - depicts the darkest side of human nature during wartime. 201 pages. Black 1 3/4" long remainder mark on the bottom edge of the pages. Binding is half cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .