The Boy Who Said Nothing: A child’s story of fleeing conflict
By (authors) Mirsad Solakovic with Cass Pennant
‘IT TOOK ME LONGER TO FORGIVE MY DAD FOR NOT HELPING ME WHEN I WAS TORTURED, THAN TO FORGIVE THOSE SOLDIERS WHO TORTURED ME’
Mirsad Solakovic survived a war in which some 300,000 people died, but was left with psychological damage.
Mirsad lived through the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian civilians, until his family escaped to the UK. Following his experiences, he became difficult and untractable, and refused to speak English – until dedicated and sympathetic teachers at his school in Birmingham brought him back into contact with those around him.
This thought-provoking account of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian tragedy paints a uniquely intimate portrait of survival, revealing pain that has never faded, yet has not crushed the human spirit. It is also an uplifting account of just how effective good teachers can be when faced with deeply troubled pupils.
‘Hard-hitting, moving and informative. The Boy Who Said Nothing is a deeply personal story that tackles an incredibly difficult subject matter.’
Nick Owens – Head of News, Sunday Mirror & Sunday People
‘The life story of Mirsad Solakovic, inspired by his terrible war experience, is not “just” a war story; it’s the deeply personal, yet universal story of the struggle of “Good” and “Evil”. It exemplifies the invincibility of the Bosnian spirit and the human spirit in general.’
Samra Koričić Mujkić, – MSc, Diplomat at the London Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
‘Regardless of how much hate was evident within the war, the human spirit was stronger. Captured beautifully through the eyes of a young boy, the boy who said nothing.’
Amra Mujkanovic,- Remembering Srebrenica Partnerships Officer
The poet Robert Graves once said that good English prose is largely a moral thing. Mirsad Solaković’shonest and unemotional account of a trial overcome by sheer integrity lends weight to Graves’ thesis.
Jeremy Clarke, Low Life Columnist, The Spectator Magazine
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