Millions of words have been written about Srebrenica in the past ten years, many of them this week, the tenth anniversary of its fall. In a few days in July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces under General Ratko Mladic killed some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys. Most of the descriptions of this carnage may eventually be forgotten, but "Postcards from the Grave" should stand the test of time. It is the first book in English written about Srebrenica by a Bosnian who lived through its three-year siege—and survived. The story begins in 1992 when, as a 17-year-old schoolboy, Emir Suljagic was forced to flee Serb paramilitaries and ethnic cleansers into the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica. He taught himself English and secured a job with the United Nations as a translator. It was this which was to save his life. Now a journalist in Sarajevo, Mr Suljagic provides a moving insight into the life, times and thoughts of his hometown, both in tragedy and comedy.
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