Selvedin Avdić 2014

Selvedin
Avdić

Selvedin Avdić’s first book was a collection of short stories called Tennants and other Fantoms, a tourist guide to the historic Bosnian town of Jajca and a factual account of Zenica prison. His short stories have also appeared in various anthologies and collections. He works as the editor-in-chief of the online magazine Zurnal and also edits his own radio show, Free Flight, on BH Radio. His first novel, The Seven Fears, was published in 2010.

Selvedin Avdić’s first book was a collection of short stories called Tennants and other Fantoms, a tourist guide to the historic Bosnian town of Jajca and a factual account of Zenica prison. His short stories have also appeared in various anthologies and collections. He works as the editor-in-chief of the online magazine Zurnal and also edits his own radio show, Free Flight, on BH Radio. His first novel, The Seven Fears, was published in 2010.

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