In the wake of his acclaimed Palestine, Joe Sacco spent four months inBosnia in
1995-1996, immersing himself in the human side of life during wartime,
researching stories rarely found in conventional news coverage. The bookfocuses
on the Muslim enclave of Gorazde, which was besieged by BosnianSerbs during the
war; Sacco spent four weeks in Gorazde, entering before theMuslims trapped
inside had access to the outside world, electricity or runningwater.Released in
2000, Safe Area Gorazde confirmed Sacco as one of the preeminentjournalists of
his time, and earned him a 2001 Guggenheim Fellowship.Now for its 10th
anniversary, Fantagraphics is releasing an expanded hardcover edition which,
much like 2007'sPalestine: The Special