Architecture
Main article: Architecture of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The architecture of Bosnia and Herzegovina is largely influenced by four major periods where political and social changes influenced the creation of distinct cultural and architectural habits of the population. Each period made its influence felt and contributed to a greater diversity of cultures and architectural language in this region.
Literature
Main article: Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a rich literature, including a Nobel prize winner Ivo Andrić and poets such as Antun Branko Šimić, Aleksa Šantić, Jovan Dučić and Mak Dizdar, writers such as Meša Selimović, Semezdin Mehmedinović, Miljenko Jergović, Isak Samokovlija, Safvet beg Bašagić, Abdulah Sidran, Petar Kočić, Aleksandar Hemon, and Nedžad Ibrišimović. The National Theater was founded 1919 in Sarajevo and its first director was famous drama-play writer Branislav Nušić. Magazines such as Novi Plamen or Sarajevske biljeznice are some of the more prominent publications covering cultural and literary themes.
Besides native Bosnian literature there are many books which cover the nineties Bosnian conflict written by international authors. A few books worthy of mention are:
• Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West by David Rieff
• Love Thy Neighbor: A Story of War by Peter Maass
• Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992–1995 by Joe Sacco, and Christopher Hitchens
• The Balkans: Nationalism, War & the Great Powers, 1804–1999 by Misha Glenny
• Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Wartime Sarajevo, by Zlata Filipović
and in novels:
• From Bosnia with Love by Javed Mohammed, S: A novel about the Balkans by Slavenka Drakulić
