Book
Only the nails remain: scenes from the Balkan Wars
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Yugoslav War (1991-1995)
1999
Abstract
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.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Only the nails remain: scenes from the Balkan Wars
- Creators
- Christopher Merrill - University of Iowa, International Writing Program
- Resource Type
- Book
- Conference
- Yugoslav War (1991-1995)
- ISBN
- 9781461640417; 1461640415; 9780847698202; 0847698203
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Lanham, Md.
- Number of pages
- xx, 401 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1999
- Academic Unit
- International Writing Program; International Programs; English
- Record Identifier
- 9983992688702771
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