MESA SELIMOVIC (1910-1982) was born in Tuzla, Bosnia. A writer of numerous award-winning novels, including The Fortress, he was among the most popular novelists in Yugoslavia.
"A famous novel...that generates enormous power--worthy of
comparison with Selimovic's great countryman and forerunner Ivo
Andric." --Kirkus
"Selimovic portrays a man hopelessly out of touch with himself and
others, viciously in need of being right, secretly coveting power
for himself. Groveling before authority, he knowingly betrays
innocent people, yet rationalizes everything with perverted
interpretations of the Koran. His brother's death, towards the
beginning of the novel, and the near-destruction of the community's
purest and most generous soul, by the end, enclose a tortuous
psychological exposition of the perils of delusion and the ease
with which fear destroys the most unyielding moral good."
--Publishers Weekly
"If there is any alternative to the bleak despair that permeates
Death and the Dervish, it could be found in the solidarity and love
between members of a family and friends. This simple message is
timely, and badly needed in Bosnia today." --World Literature Today
"A famous novel...that generates enormous power--worthy of
comparison with Selimovic's great countryman and forerunner Ivo
Andric." --Kirkus
"Selimovic portrays a man hopelessly out of touch with himself and
others, viciously in need of being right, secretly coveting power
for himself. Groveling before authority, he knowingly betrays
innocent people, yet rationalizes everything with perverted
interpretations of the Koran. His brother's death, towards the
beginning of the novel, and the near-destruction of the community's
purest and most generous soul, by the end, enclose a tortuous
psychological exposition of the perils of delusion and the ease
with which fear destroys the most unyielding moral good."
--Publishers Weekly
"If there is any alternative to the bleak despair that permeates
Death and the Dervish, it could be found in the solidarity
and love between members of a family and friends. This simple
message is timely, and badly needed in Bosnia today." --World
Literature Today
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