CITY · BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINABooks set in Sarajevo
43.856, 18.413
5 books · 5 authors · 1991–2022
5 books here
Most-set authors
Priscilla Morris (1) · Meša Selimović (1) · Geraldine Brooks (1) · Miljenko Jergović (1) · Steven Galloway (1)
Genres
historical fiction (1)
Books set here
Set in Sarajevo (5)
Black Butterflies
Priscilla Morris
Besieged Sarajevo 1992-1996; art professor Zora stays as city comes under siege; inspired by Morris's great-uncle, Bosni
Death and the Dervish
Meša Selimović
18th-century Sarajevo under Ottoman rule; Sheikh Nurrudin's dervish monastery
People of the Book
Geraldine Brooks
Sarajevo — conservation of the Haggadah rescued from Serb shelling
Sarajevo Marlboro
Miljenko Jergović
City under siege during the Bosnian War; Jergovic reported from besieged Sarajevo, basis for all 29 stories
The Cellist of Sarajevo
Steven Galloway
Primary setting — 1992-96 siege of Sarajevo
