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Black Butterflies

by Priscilla Morris

As Sarajevo burns, one artist stays behind to keep beauty alive.

GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalWar storyLiteraryTrauma recoveryLiteraryGrief journey
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About Black Butterflies

When violence erupts in Sarajevo in 1992, artist and teacher Zora sends her family to safety but remains as siege and destruction force survivors to rebuild themselves again and again.

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  • war
  • violence
  • death
  • grief
  • child death
  • gore
  • sexual content
  • rape
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