Brilliant, provocative, and vigorous, this novel deal with a young Bosnian who has fled from his homeland, ravaged by war, and now lives in the United States. As he struggles to reconcile his past with his present, he cannot let go of the guilt he feels for fleeing without his family. As a way to save the internal abyss, he is given the task to explore through means of the written word. This leads him to recall memories and confessions from his childhood, about his loved ones as well as the social and political circumstances that triggered the war.

Ismet Prcic is a writer of fiction and essays and has published various works in magazines such as Bat City Review, Faultline, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, and Prague Literary Review. He is the author of California Dream and Scherben. He lives in Portland, Oregon.