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They Would Never Hurt a Fly
Slavenka Drakulic
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Description for They Would Never Hurt a Fly
Paperback. This volume provides an accessible, involving and moving account of the Balkan war criminals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
Slavenka Drakulic attended the Serbian war crimes trial in the Hague. This important book is about how ordinary people commit terrible crimes in wartime. With extraordinary story-telling skill Drakulic draws us in to this difficult subject. We cannot turn away from her subject matter because her writing is so engaging, lively and compelling. From the monstrous Slobodan Milosevich and his evil Lady Macbeth of a wife to humble Serb soldiers who claim they were 'just obeying orders', Drakulic brilliantly enters the minds of the killers. There are also great stories of bravery and survival, both from those who helped Bosnians ... Read more
Slavenka Drakulic attended the Serbian war crimes trial in the Hague. This important book is about how ordinary people commit terrible crimes in wartime. With extraordinary story-telling skill Drakulic draws us in to this difficult subject. We cannot turn away from her subject matter because her writing is so engaging, lively and compelling. From the monstrous Slobodan Milosevich and his evil Lady Macbeth of a wife to humble Serb soldiers who claim they were 'just obeying orders', Drakulic brilliantly enters the minds of the killers. There are also great stories of bravery and survival, both from those who helped Bosnians ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
138g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349117751
SKU
V9780349117751
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About Slavenka Drakulic
Slavenka Drakulic, born in Croatia in 1949, is a writer and journalist whose works have been translated into many languages. She contributes to THE NEW REPUBLIC, LA STAMPA, DAGENS NYHETER, FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU and the OBSERVER and her writing has appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world. She writes in both Croatian and English.
Reviews for They Would Never Hurt a Fly
Slavenka Drakulic is a writer of great sensitivity, intelligence and grace
Alice Walker
A formidable writer
SUNDAY TIMES
Her writing has the spare poetry of Marguerite Duras
GUARDIAN
Slavenka Drakulic is a journalist and writer whose voice belongs to the world
Gloria Steinem
Alice Walker
A formidable writer
SUNDAY TIMES
Her writing has the spare poetry of Marguerite Duras
GUARDIAN
Slavenka Drakulic is a journalist and writer whose voice belongs to the world
Gloria Steinem