Storyville S16E5 - The Love of Books - A Sarajevo Story
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Documentary which tells the story of a group of men and women who risked their lives to rescue a library - and preserve a nation's history - in the midst of the Bosnian war. Amid bullets and bombs and under fire from shells and snipers, this handful of passionate book-lovers safeguarded more than 10,000 unique, hand-written Islamic books and manuscripts - the most important texts held by Sarajevo's last surviving library.
Released | Nov 15, 1997 |
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Runtime | 85min |
Genre | Documentary |
Actor | N/A |
Director | N/A |
Production | BBC Four |