Završna riječ je roman o ljubavi i kleveti. Borac Armije BiH je optužen i oklevetan da je iz osvete napravio ratni zločin, a budući da je iz nacionalno mješovitog braka, izgleda najpogodniji da mu se bezbolno presudi u toliko prisutnom traženju balansa ratne krivice.
Ključna rečenica za razumijevanje ovog romana nalazi se negdje na početku kada glavni junak rekapitulira dosadašnji život i kaže otprilike: "Sjećam se samo svojih ljubavi, i ničeg više, kao da u mom životu i nije bilo ništa drugo, ili ne zaslužuje da bude upamćeno." Otud se ovaj roman može čitati i kao svojevrsna zbirka ljubavnih priča, koje su čvrsto povezane stenogramom sa suđenja.
Zlatko Topčić (born 30 April 1955) is a Bosnian writer. He wrote the internationally acclaimed films: Remake, The Abandoned, Miracle in Bosnia; theater plays: Time Out, I Don't Like Mondays, Refugees; novels: The Final Word, Dagmar, Nightmare.
His films are screened at numerous international film festivals around the world, including: Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, New York, Los Angeles and Amsterdam. Topčić wrote theater plays produced in British, American and Austrian productions, directed by world-renowned theater directors.
His works have been translated into twelve languages: English, German, French, Italian, Czech, Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Albanian, and included in several domestic and international anthologies.
Topčić is a member of the Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, PEN Center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Association of Filmmakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, International Screenwriters' Association, American Screenwriters Association, Concordia Organization (New York) and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House - London).