The Siege of Sarajevo - by Sanja Kulenovic (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Sanja Kulenovic and her new husband were celebrating their honeymoon in Pasadena, California, in 1992 when they turned on CNN to discover their hometown, Sarajevo, being devastated by bombing. As the nation of Yugoslavia collapsed, Sanja and her husband became people without a country, but their primary concern was their family and loved ones back home. How were they doing? What was happening to them as the city was sieged? Would they survive? Sanja recounts her and her husband's efforts to build a new life as refugees in Southern California, finding joy in securing a pizza-delivery job and receiving letters or brief phone calls from Sarajevo. Those letters--often written in darkness as bombs fell and gunfire rang out--vividly capture the suffering Sanja's family and other Sarajevans endured through almost four years of daily bombardments, the perpetual threat of sniper fire, and three frozen, foodless winters. The Siege of Sarajevo searingly illustrates the human toll of war and the highly personal consequences of what often are dismissed as faraway conflicts. The book is also a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, reminding readers that they--like Sanja and her family--are stronger than they ever imagined."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>"In a world facing the worst refugee crisis in history, this is an important and timely book."</i><b>- John Zaritsky, Oscar-winning filmmaker</b> <p/><i>"An epic tale. ... Moving beyond words."</i><b>- Roy Gutman, Pulitzer Prize winner and Crimes of War Project chairman</b> <p/><i>"A universal human story ... and an invaluable historical source."</i><b>- Robert Donia, author of <i>Sarajevo: A Biography</i></b> <p/> <i>"Sanja Kulenovic's memoir captures courage and resilience ... and shines a light on immigration crises everywhere."- <b>Foreword Reviews</b></i> <p/>In 1992, Bosnian honeymooners in Southern California are suddenly stranded and homeless when their native Yugoslavia erupts into civil war. <b>The stunned refugees must scrape together a new life in America</b> with sporadic letters their sole, tenuous link to besieged family and loved ones back in Sarajevo. <p/>Sanja Kulenovic shares those precious letters-often written in darkness as bombs fell and gunfire rang out-to vividly capture the suffering her family and other Sarajevans endured through almost four years of daily bombardments, the perpetual threat of sniper fire, and three frozen, foodless winters. <p/><i>The Siege of Sarajevo</i> searingly <b>illustrates the human toll of war</b> and the highly personal consequences of what often are dismissed as faraway conflicts. Highlighting the <b>resilience and determination of immigrants</b>, Kulenovic's powerful story reminds us all that we are stronger than we've ever imagined.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A gripping, vivid, and vital reflection on a too often forgotten bit of very recent history. ... Sanja's story is at once sickening and beautiful, horrifying yet hopeful. In times such as these, we need stories like this." </p>-- (02/21/2019)<br><br><p>"The raw account and description of the events is striking, explosive, and often reads as a movie screenplay, forcing you to turn page after page, letter after letter--as you become Sarajevan yourself."</p>-- (02/14/2019)<br><br>In a world facing the worst refugee crisis in history, this is an important and timely book, a compelling reminder of the heartrending dilemma of escaping terrible violence and leaving loved ones behind. Remarkably, the book is written entirely by Bosnian refugees and their families, and captures the Sarajevo experience better than anything else I've ever seen.--John Zaritsky, Oscar-winning filmmaker<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Sanja Kulenovic is a Russian-born Bosnian, now an American citizen, who has called Southern California home since the early 1990s, when she was stranded due to the Bosnian War. She studied economics and English language and literature at the University of Sarajevo, where several of her essays and short stories appeared in the university's magazine. In 1993, she presented a speech at a United Nations-sponsored event for Bosnian women and children, along with actress Sophia Loren. Since then, Sanja has earned a master's degree in economics and has been working as a financial analyst for an engineering corporation that helped rebuild Bosnia's infrastructure after the war. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters. </p>
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