num_pages: 240
description: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781560974703Safe Area Gorazde is the long-awaited and highly sought after 240-page look at war in the former Yugoslavia. Sacco (the critically-acclaimed author of Palestine) 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. The book focuses on the Muslim-held enclave of Gorazde, which was besieged by Bosnian Serbs during the war. Sacco lived for a month in Gorazde, entering before the Muslims trapped inside had access to the outside world, electricity or running water. Safe Area Gorazde is Sacco's magnum opus and with it he is poised too become one of America's most noted journalists. The book features an introduction by Christopher Hitchens, political columnist for The Nation and Vanity Fair.
language: English
title: Safe Area Goražde: The War in Eastern Bosnia, 1992-1995
titlecomplete: Safe Area Goražde: The War in Eastern Bosnia, 1992-1995
genres: Politics, Graphic Novels Comics, Comics, War, Nonfiction, Comix, History, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Journalism
ratings_count: 9860
places: Goražde
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards
category: Best Graphic Album - New
publisher: Fantagraphics Books