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He’s Less Obnoxious as a Falcon Than a Monk

"Zulum" by Miljenko Jergović, co-translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać and Mirza Purić Djevojka sokolu zulum učinila / A maiden did a falcon harm The word "zulum" means injustice and violence. The falcon, which was assailed by terror, its nest burnt, retaliates while keeping with its nature.

He’s Less Obnoxious as a Falcon Than a Monk

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"Zulum" by Miljenko Jergović, co-translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać and Mirza Purić Djevojka sokolu zulum učinila / A maiden did a falcon harm The word "zulum" means injustice and violence.

The falcon, which was assailed by terror, its nest burnt, retaliates while keeping with its nature.

There were, I believe, times when even birds were not […]

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"Zulum" by Miljenko Jergović, co-translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać and Mirza Purić Djevojka sokolu zulum učinila / A maiden did a falcon harm The word "zulum" means injustice and violence. The falcon, which was assailed by terror, its nest burnt, retaliates while keeping with its nature. There were, I believe, times when even birds were not […]

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