The city of Sarajevo often felt like a library where the books were made of brick and the stories were written in cigarette smoke. For a young student named Luka, the quest wasn’t for just any story—he was searching for the soul of the city, which everyone told him lived within the pages of Miljenko Jergović.
: A collection of short stories that gained international acclaim. It depicts everyday life in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War with deep empathy and irony. You can find academic excerpts or full text for study purposes on Academia.edu. Dvori od oraha (The Walnut Mansion, 2003)
A highly acclaimed collection of short stories that often explores themes of childhood, memory, and war. A version is available on Ruta Tannenbaum