Death and the Dervish by Meša Selimović

Death and the Dervish

Meša Selimović

391 pages first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced
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In 18th Century Bosnia, a religious ascetic proud of being above politics is forced to become involved when the occupying Turks kill his brother. Which is when he realizes that his lack of involvement was due to cowardice, rather than principle.

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