Contributions

  • Ivić, Marko. - Contributor
  • Drakulić, Slavenka, 1949- - Contributor

Publication

2001 - Penguin Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

50,250 words, Guess

Page Count

201 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99054481
  • Goodreads278232
  • LibraryThing107751

Classifications

  • LCCPG1419.21.I8

Description

"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. It is the birth of this child that reminds her of an even more grueling experience - being repeatedly raped by Serbian soldiers in the 'women's room' of a prison camp in Bosnia. 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."--BOOK JACKET.

Description

Through a series of flashbacks, a Bosnian woman called S. recalls repeated rapes by Serbian soldiers in the "women's room" of a prison camp in Bosnia and the subsequent birth of a child who is unwanted, "one without a country, a name, a father, or a language."--Jacket.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • S.Penguin Books2001

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