Fax from Sarajevo
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| Editor | Bob Cooper |
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| Author | Joe Kubert |
| Illustrator | Joe Kubert |
| Cover artist | Joe Kubert |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Siege of Sarajevo, Bosnian War |
| Genre | Comics, memoir |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
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Publication date
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November 1996 |
| Media type | Print, paperback |
| Pages | 207 (hardcover) 224 (paperback) |
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Fax from Sarajevo: A Story of Survival is a nonfiction graphic novel by veteran American comic book artist Joe Kubert, published in 1996 by Dark Horse Comics.
The book originated as a series of faxes from European comics agent Ervin Rustemagić during the Serbian siege of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rustemagić and his family, whose home and possessions in the suburb of Dobrinja were destroyed, spent one-and-a-half years trapped in Sarajevo, communicating with the outside world via fax when they could.
Friend and client Kubert, the highly regarded artist of DC Comics' Sgt. Rock, Hawkman, and many other titles, was one recipient. Collaborating long-distance, they collected Rustemagić's account of life during wartime, with Kubert turning the raw faxes into a somber comics tale that won both of the comics industry's two major accolades, the Eisner Award and the Harvey Award.
Fax from Sarajevo was initially released as a 207-page hardcover book and two years later as a 224-page trade paperback.
The book is augmented with transcripts of the faxes sent by Rustemagić, as well those by his associates in the American and European comics industry. In addition, many photos of war-torn Sarajevo, taken by Karim Zaimović (who was later killed by a grenade) are included in the book.
With the beginning of the Bosnian War in early 1992, Ervin Rustemagić, his wife Edina, and children Maja and Edvin have just returned to their home in the Sarajevo suburb of Ilidža after an extended trip to the Netherlands.
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