S.: A Novel about the Balkans

“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
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780140298444
Language: English