Fax from Sarajevo : a story of survival / by Joe Kubert.
by Kubert, Joe; Studio SAF-Pahek ; SAF-ScanArt, Slovenia; Studio SAF-Pahek, coloring; SAF-ScanArt, Slovenia, color separations.
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BookPublisher: Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, c1996Edition: 1st ed.Description: 207 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.ISBN: 1569713464.Subject(s): Rustenmagic, Ervin -- Comic books, strips, etc | Genocide -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Sarajevo -- Comic books, sstrips, etc | Graphic novels | Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina -- History -- Siege, 1992-1996 -- Comic books, strips, etcGenre/Form: Biography.Summary: In this full-color graphic story, comics legend Joe Kubert has produced, without question, the greatest and most personal work of a long and distinguished career. This is the story of Joe's friend Ervin Rustemagic, as he and his family struggled to preserve their lives and dignity during the eighteen-month siege of Sarajevo in 1992-93. Ervin had nothing to rely on but the tenuous lifeline of a fax machine to communicate with his friends during the war. From hundreds of faxes detailing everything from the atrocities committed in the name of "ethnic cleansing" to the ever-present fears and frustrations of the Rustemagic family, Kubert has expertly pieced together a truly heart-wrenching story of a very real tragedy and, ultimately, of unflagging hope.
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In this full-color graphic story, comics legend Joe Kubert has produced, without question, the greatest and most personal work of a long and distinguished career. This is the story of Joe's friend Ervin Rustemagic, as he and his family struggled to preserve their lives and dignity during the eighteen-month siege of Sarajevo in 1992-93. Ervin had nothing to rely on but the tenuous lifeline of a fax machine to communicate with his friends during the war. From hundreds of faxes detailing everything from the atrocities committed in the name of "ethnic cleansing" to the ever-present fears and frustrations of the Rustemagic family, Kubert has expertly pieced together a truly heart-wrenching story of a very real tragedy and, ultimately, of unflagging hope.
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