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Quiet Flows the Una by Faruk Šehić is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Quiet Flows the Una is the story a man trying to overcome the personal trauma caused by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Through an induced trance, the main character of the novel takes the reader through three time periods: the hero's childhood before the war, the battle lines during the war, and his attempt to continue with normal life in a post-conflict society. Through poetic, meditative prose, Šehic attempts to reconstruct the life of a man who is bipolar in nature, being both a veteran and a poet. At times, he manages to pick up the pieces of his life, but at other times it escapes him. With the help of his memories, he uses his mind and strength to look for a way out of the maze in which he is confined, acting as both archivist and chronicler of the past—roles that allow him the opportunity to rebuild everything again. In parallel to this story, the book's passages on the city next to the river Una take on mythical and...

Who reads Quiet Flows the Una?

Author

Faruk Šehić

Publisher

Istros Books,

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781908236494

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.8 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14