Muharem Bazdulj Muharem Bazdulj (1977) is one of the leading writers to emerge from the Balkans after the disintegration of Yugoslavia. His essays and short stories have appeared in twenty languages. Two of his previous books were published in English: The SecondBook (2005) and Byron and the Beauty (2016). Upon original publication, The Second Book won a leading literary prize for best book of short stories in Bosnia. Byron and the Beauty was selected by Eileen Battersby of The Irish Times as one of the forty best books published in English in 2016. His work was featured in the anthologies Best European Fiction 2012 and The Wall in My Head. Bazdulj is also a winner of three of the most prestigious journalistic awards in Bosnia and Serbia. After fifteen years in Sarajevo, he is currently living in Belgrade. Read More Read Less