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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Escape from Sarajevo
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This text is a companion volume to Asimir in Vienna and No Gun for Asimir, which received a high commendation in the Australian Human Rights Awards. This personal account of Asmir's father's struggle to escape from war-torn Sarajevo and rejoin his family has been retold by well-known children's author, Christobel Mattingley.
(Source: Angus & Robertson)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1996 .
      Extent: xvii, 268p.p.
      Description: illus., maps, ports.
      Note/s:
      • With subsequent reprints.
      ISBN: 0140375252 (pbk.)
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  • Also braille, sound recording.
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Related Works

y separately published work icon No Gun for Asmir Christobel Mattingley , Ringwood : Puffin , 1993 Z334364 1993 single work novel young adult Based on a true story of a Muslim family forced to become refugees as they flee the civil war which erupted following the break-up of Yugoslavia.
y separately published work icon Asmir in Vienna Christobel Mattingley , Ringwood : Puffin , 1995 Z334264 1995 single work novel young adult Based on a true story of a Muslim family forced to become refugees as they flee from the civil war in Yugoslavia. After seeking refuge in Belgrade, they cram into a small car and drive across three countries to get to Vienna, where they wait for news of their father, still trapped in Sarajevo.
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A Country Postmistress, Women Artists, Aboriginal People, a Tin Miner, a Bomber Pilot, a Refugee: Publishing Their Stories Christobel Mattingley , 2009 single work criticism autobiography
— Appears in: Oral History Association of Australia , no. 31 2009; (p. 30-36) Widely published Australian author and historian Christobel Mattingley has written biographies of two significant Tasmanians, two major Aboriginal histories, three film scripts about women artists, and accounts of a Second World War bomber pilot and of a Bosnian refugee, all using oral history. This article outlines aspects of her approach to her writing and to her subjects, and how her books have emerged from her own life journey.
Untitled Rose van Son , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 December 1997; (p. 7)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , 1996 single work novel
Siege Lifted: Slow Start Reprieves Sacrifice Katharine England , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 March 1997; (p. 14)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , 1996 single work novel
A Look at... Christobel Mattingley's Asmir Trilogy Kevin Steinberger , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 11 no. 2 1996; (p. 45)
Untitled Howard George , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 40 no. 2 1996; (p. 37)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , 1996 single work novel
Untitled Howard George , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 40 no. 2 1996; (p. 37)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , 1996 single work novel
The Small Humiliations of War Stephen Matthews , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 March 1996; (p. C11)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , 1996 single work novel ; The Enemy You Killed Peter McFarlane , 1996 single work novel
Dedicated to Peace Margot Hillel , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 179 1996; (p. 60)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , 1996 single work novel
Siege Lifted: Slow Start Reprieves Sacrifice Katharine England , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 March 1997; (p. 14)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , 1996 single work novel
Untitled Rose van Son , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 2 December 1997; (p. 7)
— Review of Escape from Sarajevo Christobel Mattingley , 1996 single work novel
A Look at... Christobel Mattingley's Asmir Trilogy Kevin Steinberger , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 11 no. 2 1996; (p. 45)
A Country Postmistress, Women Artists, Aboriginal People, a Tin Miner, a Bomber Pilot, a Refugee: Publishing Their Stories Christobel Mattingley , 2009 single work criticism autobiography
— Appears in: Oral History Association of Australia , no. 31 2009; (p. 30-36) Widely published Australian author and historian Christobel Mattingley has written biographies of two significant Tasmanians, two major Aboriginal histories, three film scripts about women artists, and accounts of a Second World War bomber pilot and of a Bosnian refugee, all using oral history. This article outlines aspects of her approach to her writing and to her subjects, and how her books have emerged from her own life journey.
It Was So Good They Called for More Stephen Matthews , 1996 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 March 1996; (p. 16)
An Interview with Christobel Mattingley Lynn Fletcher , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 18 1996; (p. 26-30)
An Interview with Christobel Mattingley John Cohen , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 40 no. 1 1996; (p. 12-13)
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    Bosnia & Herzegovina,
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    Ex Yugoslavia,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
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    Bosnia & Herzegovina,
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    Ex Yugoslavia,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
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    United States of America (USA),
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    Americas,
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