Sarajevo blues, as it was called even in the bosnian version, is legendary in the stricken city of sarajevo, serving as a local souvenir for those who survived the brutal siege that struck the. A collection of vignettes and poems by a bosnian writer who is now a refugee in the united states, sarajevo blues. Sarajevo blues is a book of poetry first published in 1992 during the siege of sarajevo by semezdin mehmedinovic. Library journal sarajevo blues is widely considered here to be the best piece of writing to emerge from the besieged capital since bosnias war erupted in april 1992.
After studying librarianship and comparative literature in sarajevo, he worked as an editor of lica and valter magazines, which served as a voice of opposition to the ruling communist regime. At the end of 1992, poet, writer, and codirector of the awardwinning film mizaldo, semezdin mehmedinovic published a book of spare and haunting stories and poems that described the collapse of his world following the eruption of the war in bosniaherzegovina in april of the same year. Sarajevo blues by charming hostess album, avantfolk. Mehmedinovics text was translated into music by jewlia eisenberg in 2004 the book of poetry by semezdin mehmedinovic.
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Sarajevo blues is a book that contains the writings of semezdin mehmedinovic, a bosnian that lived through the turmoil in sarajevo in the early 1990. Semezdin mehmedinovic from sarajevo blues, translated from the bosnian and with an introduction by ammiel alcalay san franisco. Studirao je komparativnu knjizevnost na filozofskom fakultetu u sarajevu. Semezdin mehmedinovic sarajevo blues sarajevo semezdin mehmedinovic mehmedinovic je roden 1960. Presented at the berlin film festival in 1994, the film won first prize at the mediterranean. Can it be possible, his essays, poems, and stories want to know, for even the sharpest of camera angles to produce an accurate reflection of war. Aesthetics, spectacle and kitsch in literary representation of the sarajevo siege. At the end of 1992, poet, writer, and codirector of the awardwinning film mizaldo, semezdin mehmedinovic published a book of spare and haunting stories. Sarajevo blues semezdin mehmedinovic, novi grad, 7 km, pogledaj moj profil ludwig za koristenje olx. An analysis by jeanne eveld references alcalay, ammiel, and semezdin mehmedinovic. Na sveucilistu u sarajevu diplomirao je komparativnu knjizevnost i bibliotekarstvo. Semezdin mehmedinovic remained a citizen of sarajevo throughout the serbian nationalists siege.
With their touching vocal interpretations, the charming girls paint an apocalyptic picture of besieged sarajevo a place ruled by death and destruction, but where spirit lives, and people live, work and love. Mehmedinovics book was translated into english by ammiel alcalay in 1998. Sarajevo blues was originally published at the end of 1992 and was the first book in the biblioteka egzilabc series, published in ljubljana, which provided a forum for bosnian writers and translators under siege or living in exile. Sarajevo blues by semezdin mehmedinovic, paperback. Na univerzitetu u sarajevu je diplomirao komparativnu knjizevnost i bibliotekarstvo. Ammiel alcalay from one of bosnias most prominent poets and writers. First published in 1992, mehmedinovic s ironical homage to his homeland he now lives in the us stirs together in an exhilarating blend observations of chaotic streetscenes looted stores, wounded parks, blunt criticisms.
Semezdin mehmedinovic is a well known bosnian writer, filmmaker, and magazine editor. His book sarajevo blues was praised by washington post as one of. Semezdin mehmedinovic born 1960 in kiseljak, near tuzla, sr bosnia and herzegovina, sfr yugoslavia is a bosnian writer and magazine editor after studying librarianship and comparative literature in sarajevo, he worked as an editor of lica and valter magazines, which served as a voice of opposition to the ruling communist regime. Semezdin mehmedinovic says that writing is, finally, quite a personal thing that doesnt make much sense. Sarajevo blues by aleksandar hemon poetry magazine. Ananalysis of two pieces from semezdin mehmedinovic s sarajevo blues. Semezdin mehmedinovic je autor igranodokumentarnog filma mizaldo ili kraj teatra u produkciji rtv bosne i hercegovine 1994. In sarajevo blues, he reflects on the means by which the horror of that conflict was transmitted around the world. Mehmedinovic is recognized for writing four books and making films. Semezdin mehmedinovic pennys poetry pages wiki fandom. Knjiga semezdina mehmedinovica sarajevo blues najbolji je i najtacniji podsjetnik na opsadu sarajeva. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. What semezdin did in sarajevo blues, with the heart and mind of a superb poet, was to recognize that the collapse of reality in sarajevo was directly related to the ubiquity of death, which makes the city different from any other place on earth only in degree but not in kind.
The book contains a series of short stories and poems, most less than two pages in length. With benjamin filipovic he cowrote and codirected mizaldo, one of the first bosnian films made during the recent war in bosniaherzegovina. Semezdin mehmedinovic is a bosnian writer, filmmaker, and magazine editor. Some of his famous works are mizaldoand sarajevoblues.
Semezdin mehmedinovic remained a citizen of sarajevo throughout. U ruskom kompjuteru opisao je, tehnicki vrlo detaljno, putovanje u. In the cd of sarajevo blues, semezdin s texts, sang simultaneously in english and bosnian, get a completely new and unexpected dimension. Autor je i dokumentarnoigranog filma mizaldo ili kraj teatra iz 1994. Mostly written in response to a crosscountry journey by train in post 911 america, mehmedinovic. Semezdin mehmedinovic puno ime semezdin mehmedinovic rodenje 1960. Sarajevo blues was originally published at the end of 1992 and was the first book in the biblioteka egzilabc series. From one of bosnias most prominent poets and writers. Semezdin mehmedinovic is a bosnian writer and magazine editor. Buda gleda kako pada kesten na vilsonovom setalistu.
In sarajevo blues, semezdin mehmedinovic tells the story of a city under. Zatim, u knjizi sarajevo blues, kao promatrac grada i svijeta pod opsadom, pa u devet alexandrija promatrac amerike, kao zamisljane i dozivljene zemlje, i kroz putovanje s istocne na zapadnu obalu. Sarajevo blues was originally published at the end of 1992 and was the first book in the biblioteka egzilabc series, published in ljubljana, which provided a forum for bosnian writers and translators under siege or pdf living in exile. Na univerzitetu u sarajevu diplomirao je komparativnu knjizevnost i bibliotekarstvo. In sarajevo blues, semezdin mehmedinovic tells the story of a city under siege.