Book guide
The World and All That It Holds
A love born in Sarajevo survives war, exile, revolution and the ghost-haunted reach of history.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalTragic love storyHistoricalLGBTQ+HistoricalWar storyLiteraryTragic love storyLiteraryLGBTQ+LiteraryIdentity crisis
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About The World and All That It Holds
Beginning around the assassination that sparks World War I, the novel follows Rafael Pinto from Sarajevo across continents and decades. Hemon’s story blends love, displacement, grief and dark humour into a sweeping journey through war, revolution and the search for home.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- war
- violence
- death
- drug abuse
- gore
- antisemitism
- drug use
- grief
- addiction
- genocide
- child death
- homophobia
- murder
- sexual assault
- torture
