The fortress
By: Meša Selimović ; translated from the Serbo-Croatian by E.D. Goy and Jasna Levinger.
Series: Writings from an unbound Europe
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Evanston, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
Description: A novel on 18th century Sarajevo under Ottoman rule, featuring a soldier returned from the wars. A Muslim, he marries a Christian girl who supports him while he dabbles in politics, eventually leading a raid to rescue a friend from jail.