Tag Archives: Sarajevo

Christmas in Sarajevo

 Christmas in Sarajevo as a Catholic holiday. I have been living in Bosnia and Herzegovina for  the last six months. Since I first arrived here in June, I have travelled a lot, both in the country and in the neighbouring … Continue reading

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‘Future post-History’ in Sarajevo

The exhibition by Bosnian artist Braco Dimitrijević, ‘Future post-History’, which was displayed at the Biennale of Venice last year, is now on display in Sarajevo, in the Vijećnica, the building of the National Library. The history of this building offers … Continue reading

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Especially for Anais

Only today I have managed to take 15 minutes to watch Allan Little’s report for Newsnight “Karadzic broken Bosnia endures”. Meanwhile I have been in Bosnia myself, and, although it was a brief visit, it was long enough for me … Continue reading

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Etre authentique ou ne pas l’etre

This is a guest post by Anais Pirlot. Anais is my oldest niece. She joined me in Split some days ago, and since then we have been travelling throughout the countries of Former Yugoslavia. Anais is half portuguese half french. … Continue reading

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