Zlata's Diary
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Zlata's Diary
By (Author) Zlata Filipovic
Translated by Christina Pribichevich-Zoric
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
5th January 1995
5th January 1995
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: History and the past
949.7024092
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 112mm, Height 180mm, Spine 13mm
131g
Description
Zlata Filipovic was given a diary shortly before her tenth birthday and began to write in it regularly. She was an ordinary, if unusually intelligent and articulate little girl, and her preoccupations include whether or not to join the Madonna fan club, the fate of the supermodels, her piano lessons, her tennis coaching, her friends and her new skis. But the distant murmur of war draws closer to her Sarajevo home. Her father starts to wear military uniform and her friends begin to leave the city. One day, school is closed and the next day bombardments begin. The pathos and power of Zlata's diary comes from watching the destruction of a childhood. Her circle of friends is increasingly replaced by international journalists who come to hear of this little girl's courage and resilience. She becomes a frequent stop in their search for news stories. But the reality is that, as they fly off with the latest story of Zlata, she remains behind, writing her deepest feelings to "Mimmy", her diary and her last remaining friend.
Reviews
The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevos] recent history. ("USA Today") Conveys the bewilderment and horror of modern-day conflict... One of Zlata's gifts lies in throwing a human light on intolerable events. ("San Francisco Chronicle")
The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevo s] recent history. ("USA Today") Conveys the bewilderment and horror of modern-day conflict... One of Zlata s gifts lies in throwing a human light on intolerable events. ("San Francisco Chronicle")
The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevoas] recent history. ("USA Today") Conveys the bewilderment and horror of modern-day conflict... One of Zlataas gifts lies in throwing a human light on intolerable events. ("San Francisco Chronicle")
The only bright thing to come from [Sarajevos] recent history. ("USA Today") Conveys the bewilderment and horror of modern-day conflict... One of Zlatas gifts lies in throwing a human light on intolerable events. ("San Francisco Chronicle")
Author Bio
Zlata Filipovic was born in 1980. From 1991 to 1993 she wrote in her diary of her experiences living during the war in Sarajevo. Zlata escaped in 1993 and went to St Andrews College in Dublin, and then to Oxford University where she graduated in 2001 with a degree in Human Sciences.
