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Safe Area Goradze

By Joe Sacco
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Safe Area Gorazde by Joe Sacco is a poignant graphic novel that brings to life the harrowing experiences of the Bosnian War. Drawing from four months spent in Bosnia, Sacco delves into the besieged Muslim enclave of Gorazde, revealing the daily struggles and resilience of its people amid conflict. This work offers a rare, deeply human perspective on wartime, distinct from typical news coverage.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This graphic novel is ideal for readers interested in historical conflicts, human rights, and journalism presented through compelling visual narrative. It suits fans of impactful graphic non-fiction and those seeking to understand the Bosnian War from a personal, immersive viewpoint.

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The winner of the 2001 Eisner Award for Best New Graphic Album. Sacco spent five months in Bosnia in 1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories that are rarely found in conventional news coverage, emerging with this astonishing first-person account.

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Safe Area Gorazde translates the events in Bosnia into graphic novel format. An indispensable document of the conflict.

Sacco spent four months in Bosnia, between 1995-1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime, researching stories that are rarely found in conventional news coverage. Here he focuses on the Muslim enclave of Gorazde, which was besieged by Bosnian Serbs during the war.

The book is strongly compared to the Pulitzer prize winner Maus, and advance praise rates it as being one of the most important documents to emerge from the conflict as it portrays day-to-day life at the heart of these events.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781560974703

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2002

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 192.0mm

Height: 256.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 200

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About the Author

Joe Sacco is a Maltese-born cartoonist and journalist based in Portland. He is a seminal figure in comics journalism, establishing the form's seriousness and legitimacy in the 1990s with his groundbreaking investigative graphic novel Palestine. He has since become the most prominent figure in the genre he virtually created, and has published numerous investigative works of graphic journalism, including Safe Area Gorazde, Footnotes in Gaza, Paying the Land, and his most recent book, The Once and Future Riot. He is also the co-author with Chris Hedges of Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. Sacco is the recipient of the American Book Award, multiple Eisner and Harvey awards, and in 2023 was awarded a Doctor of Literature degree (Honoris Causa) by the University of Malta. Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) is the author of God Is Not Great, Hitch-22, and Why Orwell Matters.

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