They Would Never Hurt A Fly by Slavenka Drakulic - ISBN: 9780349117751
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Ordinary people, unspeakable crimes: a journey into the minds of killers.

They Would Never Hurt A Fly

War Criminals on Trial in The Hague

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    7 June 2004

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Summary

Slavenka Drakulić attended the Serbian war crimes trial in the Hague. This important book is about how ordinary people commit terrible crimes in wartime. With extraordinary story-telling skill, Drakulić draws us into this difficult subject. We cannot turn away from her subject matter because her writing is so engaging, lively, and compelling. From the monstrous Slobodan Milošević and his evil Lady Macbeth of a wife to humble Serb soldiers who claim they were ‘just obeying orders,’ Drakulić br…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349117751
ISBN-10:0349117756
Author:Slavenka Drakulic
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:7 June 2004
Weight:138g
Dimensions:131mm x 200mm x 13mm
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Critics Review

Slavenka Drakulic is a writer of great sensitivity, intelligence and grace - Alice Walker

A formidable writer - SUNDAY TIMES

Her writing has the spare poetry of Marguerite Duras - GUARDIAN

Slavenka Drakulic is a journalist and writer whose voice belongs to the world - Gloria Steinem

About The Author

Slavenka Drakulic

Slavenka Drakulic, born in Croatia in 1949, is a writer and journalist whose works have been translated into many languages. She contributes to THE NEW REPUBLIC, LA STAMPA, DAGENS NYHETER, FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU and the OBSERVER and her writing has appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world. She writes in both Croatian and English.

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