Safe Area Goražde

By Joe Sacco

A graphic journey into a besieged Bosnian enclave reveals untold wartime stories.

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In the war-torn enclave of Gorazde, a journalist uncovers the raw human stories hidden from the world. Amidst the chaos of the Bosnian War, he witnesses the resilience and despair of those trapped without basic necessities. As the siege tightens, the enclave's struggle for survival becomes a powerful testament to the human spirit. What truths will emerge from the shadows of conflict?

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Praised by The New York Times, Brill’s Content and Publishers Weekly, Safe Area Gorazde is the long-awaited and highly sought after 240-page look at war in the former Yugoslavia. Sacco (the critically-acclaimed author of Palestine) spent five months in Bosnia in 1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories that are rarely found in conventional news coverage. The book focuses on the Muslim-held enclave of Gorazde, which was besieged by Bosnian Serbs during the war. Sacco lived for a month in Gorazde, entering before the Muslims trapped inside had access to the outside world, electricity or running water. Safe Area Gorazde is Sacco’s magnum opus and with it he is poised too become one of America’s most noted journalists. The book features an introduction by Christopher Hitchens, political columnist for The Nation and Vanity Fair.

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