Vlado Mrkić
Vlado Mrkić (born 16 March 1940) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian writer and journalist. He was born in Mostar in 1940 and graduated from the Philosophy College in Sarajevo. He has worked as a journalist since 1968 and has received a number of journalism awards - most of which he has refused to accept. During the Bosnian war he worked as a war reporter and visited most of former Yugoslavian war fronts. He is author of three books: "Together Never Again" (original: "Nikad Više Zajedno"), "Berenika's Hair" (original: "Berenikina Kosa") and "East From the West" (original: "Istočno od Zapada