I would have thought it to be an exaggeration but when I read that part, I remembered a scene from the first episode of the TV series ‘Chernobyl” where a similar experience with “black butterflies” was shown. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

The term "Black Butterflies" is used to describe the "burnt fragments of poetry and art catching in people's hair". I love teaching as well as writing and teach creative writing, most recently at University College Dublin. Dark and yet starkly beautiful, Black Butterflies is a narrative of how violence scars the soul of a city and its inhabitants. This is a reflective novel about dark times that tells us life goes on, love stories develop, humanity remains in the most inhumane of times. And when winter comes, bringing with it sub-zero tempratures, every day becomes a battle of survival.

Black Butterflies is an elegy to the vibrant and inclusive society that was subjected to a murderous assault in 1992. The reader will feel Zora’s pain and pleasure when finding ways to survive and her eventual bid for freedom. And she treats it with subtlety and sensitivity—we feel pain, loss, helplessness, hopelessness—and without bringing in the slightest hint of drama.

Her husband and elderly mother leave for England, and she stays behind to continue working as an artist and teacher. There was a lot of graphic media content and there are still images which crop up in my mind now and then.

In particular, I was inspired by the stories of my great-uncle’s loss of his art studio during the war. Meni su utisak pokvarile rečenice tipa sve je lakše udvoje, noževi u mom srcu i slično, koje autorka ubacuje kad god pokušava da opiše napetu situaciju ili neki trenutak solidarnosti. Content Consideration: If you are negatively affected by the coverage of conditions in Ukraine, you might need to know that some content in this book is similar. The Stari Most (the old bridge in Mostar) had been rebuilt two years earlier (in 2004) and stands as a symbol of reconciliation today. Zora's art is not only a source of engagement and comfort for her during those difficult times but also provides readers a brief glimpse into the folklore and historical Ottoman architecture of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Published in May 2022 to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the start of the almost-four-year assault, this is Priscilla’s debut novel. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. This beautifully written story underlines the contrast between the horrors of the male dominated war in daily details like not being able to flush the toilet for months, and the strength of the human soul portrayed in the female artist. Black Butterflies paints a portrait of a devastating moment in history, but also of one woman’s capacity for beauty and resilience. Exploring the Siege of Sarajevo through the lens of one woman’s experience, Morris’ haunting novel about a painter and teacher who refuses to flee combines the traumatic realities of war with hope, resilience and solace in art.It's a great book to show how we take things for granted in our consumerist society in which we confuse our real with the false ones.