{"product_id":"nine-alexandrias-semezdin-mehmedinovcc-9780872864238","title":"Nine Alexandrias","description":"\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Bosnian with an introduction by Ammiel Alcalay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his depiction of Bosnia under siege in the much celebrated \u003cem\u003eSarajevo Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, Semezdin Mehmedinovic  now explores the vast space of his new continent. Mostly written in response to a cross-country journey by train in post 9-11 America, Mehmedinovic 's \u003cem\u003eNine Alexandrias\u003c\/em\u003e provides a poetry of witness and testimony of a very different order. In this nightmarish and exhilarating odyssey, Mehmedinovic 's political acuity is displayed everywhere but barely pronounced. In Washington, D.C., his new home, the graphic and tactile affirmation of life amidst horror depicted so masterfully in \u003cem\u003eSarajevo Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, turns into an eerie silence that permeates both the expanse of the land and the heart of the American empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSemezdin Mehmedinovic  \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Tuzla, Bosnia in 1960 and is the author of five books. Mehmedinovic  arrived in the U.S. as a political refugee in 1996, and he is currently living in Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Semezdin Mehmedinovcｴ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0872864235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872864238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.38h x 4.72w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2003 pg. 59","brand":"Semezdin Mehmedinovcｴ","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926705570047,"sku":"9780872864238","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7da5b2f3-a878-49ed-a7d0-740d40e8db98.jpg?v=1681084550","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nine-alexandrias-semezdin-mehmedinovcc-9780872864238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}