With their Backs to the World

Resumen del libro

From the award-winning author of The Bookseller of Kabul comes a fascinating insight into the lives of ordinary Serbs under Milosevic and the dramatic events leading up to his fall. sne Seierstad's first book, which some consider to be her best, follows fourteen Serbs whose lives were transformed over the course of sixteen months. With characteristic perception and honesty, Seierstad offers an intimate portrait of these individuals, and a vivid study of the civil war and its aftermath. First published in 2000, WITH THEIR BACKS TO THE WORLD was updated extensively by the author in 2004.

Biografía del autor

Nacida en 1970, la noruega sne Seierstad es una de las corresponsales de prensa más prestigiosas del mundo. Tras estudiar ruso, español y filosofía en su país natal, empezó a trabajar como corresponsal para distintos periódicos en zonas en conflicto. Fruto de su estancia en Afganistán, publicó el libro El librero de Kabul, un éxito mundial con más de dos millones de ejemplares vendidos.