Author: Jelena Bačić Alimpić [Yelena Bachich Alimpich]
Book title: Krojač [Kroyach] (The Tailor)
Narrator: Jasna Radulović [Yassna Radulovich]
Duration: 6 hours and 14 minutes
No. of pages in black print: 253
Publisher: Laguna [Lagunar]
Place and year of publishing: Belgrade, 2025
About the book:
Jakob, the young successor to a famous tailor’s family line, is forced to change his name and identity in order to survive the hell of the Second World War. When his father is taken to the camp, he and his mother are given shelter by an old family friend, craftsman Voja Jovanović [Voya Yovanovich]. Through the whisper of a needle and secrets sewn into fabric, Jakob learns to survive in a world where everything is changing, but one thing remains the same – loyalty to family.
When Olga, an orphan rescued from the camp, arrives in their lives, Marta, Jakob’s mother, will give her love and protection, unaware that one day she will have to let her go…