The Bosnia list : a memoir of war, exile, and return

Trebinčević, Kenan, 1980-

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"A young survivor of the Bosnian War returns to his homeland to confront the people who betrayed his family. At age eleven, Kenan Trebincevic was a happy, karate-loving kid living with his family in the quiet Eastern European town of Brcko. Then, in the spring of 1992, war broke out and his friends, neighbors and teammates all turned on him. Pero - Kenan's beloved karate coach - showed up at his door with an AK-47, screaming: "You have one hour t...

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ISBN:

9780143124573

Description:

x, 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Prologue: Marshal Tito in Astoria, 2009
Chapter One. An Indelible Lesson in Self-Defense, 1991
Chapter Two. Pressure Cooker, 2011
Chapter Three. The Last Muslim Family in Brcko, 1992
Chapter Four. The Reckoning, 2011
Chapter Five. Daca and Her Uzi, 1992
Chapter Six. Days of Resurrection, 2011
Chapter Seven. My Grandpa Murat's Karma, 1992
Chapter Eight. Their Side of Town, 2011
Chapter Nine. An Argument with My Mother, 1995
Chapter Ten. Finding Amela, 2011
Chapter Eleven. My Father's Loss, 2001
Chapter Twelve. Crossing Enemy Lines, 2011
Postscript: In Dreams Begins Forgiveness, 2012
The New Bosnia List : The Serbs Who Helped Save Us
Glossary of Names, Places, and Terms

LCCN:

2013035345

Control Number:

968774

Other Authors:

Shapiro, Susan

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