Across the River: On the Poetry of Mak Dizdar

by Francis Jones and Rusmir Mahmutćehajić

The work of Mehmedalija Mak Dizdar (1917-71) is the cornerstone of modern Bosnian literature. During the Second World War he was a member of the anti-fascist Partisans. After the war, he became prominent in Bosnian cultural life and eventually President of the Writers' Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. His work blends influences from Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism, and the cultural remains of medieval Bosnia, especially its stone tombstones...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823231682
• ISBN13: 9780823231683
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.7"