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1993. Bosnia and Macedonia claim their autonomy, but the Bosnian Serbs, supported by the Yugoslav army, oppose and attack Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, which is besieged: there are bombings, snipers, lack of food and basic services. Davor, a Christian, and Aida, a young Muslim woman, fall in love despite their cultural differences and the fact that their peoples are at odds. They plan to elope together, but to escape they must cross the bridge that spans the Miljacka River, in a no man's land between Serb and Muslim lines. The couple is known today as the Romeo and Juliet of Sarajevo, and their story is a true testament to the horror of any war. This unforgettable novel -the greatest success in Balkan literature- also features the author himself, who visits Sarajevo twenty years later as a university professor to seek the truth about the conflict. With the help of a Serbian translator, he speaks with various victims, but also with his executioners. In this journey, gestures of unusual courage and solidarity will emerge, but also moments of extreme crudeness, which show the most horrendous face of the human condition. Georgi Bardarov masterfully narrates both the beautiful relationship of young lovers, subjected to all kinds of pitfalls, as well as the disintegration of a country and the folly of hatred.