This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2017 by Semezdin Mehmedinović and Fraktura.

All rights are represented by Fraktura, Croatia.

English translation copyright © 2021 by Celia Hawkesworth

Introduction copyright © 2021 by Aleksandar Hemon

All rights reserved

ISBN: 978-1-646220-07-6

Jacket design by Dana Li

Book design by Wah-Ming Chang

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020942074