Powrót do domu

by Natasha Radojčić

"When Halid, a Muslim "war hero," returns home to his small village following the Bosnian War, he finds that his own battles have just begun. Although his village was spared from heavy combat, it was nonetheless completely and utterly destroyed. Rotting fruit still clings to the trees yet food is scarce; Christians and Muslims, previously warm friends, are now blood enemies." Over the course of three days, Halid aimlessly wanders in search of those who remain but is acutely aware of those who are missing. Disoriented and at times confused, he experiences his town as a shifting landscape of new alliances and old grievances. There is no room for error in this time of upheaval, and Halid's missteps threaten to pull him into a downward spiral of insanity and, ultimately, tragedy.

Genres: Fiction

158 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Sherrie Miranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

5.0 out of 5 stars
Bravo on a story well told!
Reviewed By Sherrie Miranda on September 8, 2017
Format: Paperback
War is hell, but what is sometimes worse is coming home after the war.
Especially when it's a civil war. All the same people are there, but all are changed.
Although Halid is basically a good person, he has demons that won't let him sleep. Plus, his towns mixture of Muslims, Christians & Gypsies, means that many are not going to be happy with his choices. Halid is also haunted by a death that was a mistake.
This novel tells a story that needs to be told. And tells it very well. Radojcic has quite a talent, especially when you realize that English is not her first language. Bravo on a story well told!
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[Candi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read this for an anthropology class. Nyeh... rather awful.

[Dragana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although I was partial to the author's provenience, she failed to impress me. Run-of-the-mill writing, unconvincing characters, scenes of disgust didn't hit where they were supposed to.

[Erika Vecchietti (LaGattara) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Non il miglior libro che ho letto sul conflitto nella ex-Jugoslavia, ma assegno 5 stelle perché fa parte di quelle testimonianze su una vicenda bellica tremendamente sanguinosa avvenuta, per il lettore italiano, a due passi da casa senza che se ne avvertisse la presenza. Ci sono tutti i fondamentali: il ritorno del combattente ("eroe" semplicemente perché sopravvissuto), l'uccisione del fratello solo perché appartenente alla fazione opposta, le divisioni etniche (cristiani ortodossi, musulmani, zingari), la povertà, la fame, l'odio per i profughi, il desiderio di rivalsa/vendetta, sulla natura, o sull'uomo. Queste sono le premesse da cui nasce una nuova società, non solo nella ex-Jugoslavia, ma dovunque. Un libro che, se inserito in una congrua linea critica, fa riflettere.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't even finish this book - another book about relations between neighbours that were fighting against each other cause of religion and nationality, not bringing anything new about that.