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Sarajevo Blues

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Book Title: Sarajevo Blues

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.5in

Item Width: 7in

Author: Semezdin Mehmedinovic

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: European / General, General

Publisher: City Lights

Publication Year: 1998

Genre: Poetry, Literary Collections

Item Weight: 6 Oz

Number of Pages: 122 Pages

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