Madness Visible: A Memoir of War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375724558)

As a senior foreign correspondent for The Times of London, Janine di Giovanni was a firsthand witness to the brutal and protracted break-up of Yugoslavia. With unflinching sensitivity, Madness Visible follows the arc of the wars in the Balkans through the experience of those caught up in them: soldiers numbed by the atrocities they commit, women driven to despair by their life in paramilitary rape camps, civilians (di Giovanni among them) caught in bombing raids of uncertain origin, babies murdered in hate-induced rage.

Di Giovanni's searing memoir examines the turmoil of the Balkans in acute detail, and uncovers the motives of the leaders who created hell on earth; it raises challenging questions about ethnic conflict and the responsibilities of foreign governments in times of mass murder. Perceptive and compelling, this unique work of reportage from the physical and psychological front lines makes the madness of war wholly visible.

Author: Janine Di Giovanni
ISBN-10: 0375724559
ISBN-13: 9780375724558
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2005
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.08h x 5.20w x 0.65d

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 07/01/2005 pg. 42