S.: A Novel about the Balkans (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140298444)

"S. may very well be one of the strongest books about war you will ever read. . . The writing is taut, precise, and masterful." --The Philadelphia Enquirer

Set in 1992, during the height of the Bosnian war, S. reveals one of the most horrifying aspects of any war: the rape and torture of civilian women by occupying forces. S. is the story of a Bosnian woman in exile who has just given birth to an unwanted child--one without a country, a name, a father, or a language. Its birth only reminds her of an even more grueling experience: being repeatedly raped by Serbian soldiers in the "women's room" of a prison camp. 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.

Author: Slavenka Drakulic
ISBN-10: 0140298444
ISBN-13: 9780140298444
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.65d