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Author Merrill, Christopher.

Title Only the nails remain : scenes from the Balkan Wars / Christopher Merrill
Published Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001

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Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Pronunciation; Maps; Prologue; Part I: August-September 1992; 1 Journey; 2 Pohorje; 3 Ljubljana I; 4 Triglav; 5 Ljubljana II; 6 Venice; 7 Vilenica; Part II: December 1992-February 1993; 8 Croatia; 9 Dalmatia; 10 Serbia; 11 Montenegro; 12 Macedonia; 13 Kosovo; 14 Flight; Part III: May 1993-April 1996; 15 Sarajevo I; 16 Sarajevo II; 17 Mostar; 18 Sarajevo III; 19 Albania; 20 Expedition; 21 Barcelona; Epilogue; Glossary if Names and Terms; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary Only the Nails Remain: Scenes from the Balkan Wars is a chronicle of poet and critic Christopher MerrillOs ten war-time journeys to the Balkans from the years 1992 through 1996. At once a travelogue, a book of war reportage, and a biography of the imagination under siege, this beautifully written and personal narrative takes the reader along on the authorOs journeys to all the provinces and republics of the former Yugoslavia and surrounding countries. This literary meditation on war is a fascinating portrait of the poetry, politics and the people of the Balkans which will provide insight into
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-385) and index
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Subject Merrill, Christopher.
SUBJECT Merrill, Christopher fast
Subject Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Personal narratives, American
HISTORY -- Europe -- General.
SUBJECT Former Yugoslav republics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96010809
Subject Yugoslavia
Genre/Form Personal narratives
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781461640417
1461640415