Arnold Jansen
As a Dutch army captain Arnold was commanding officer of the unit that secured Tuzla airbase in Bosnia for incoming UN aid in 1994, a year before the overthrow of the enclave Srebrenica in the former Yugoslavia. His acclaimed debut novel, De koning van Tuzla (King of Tuzla), and his collection of poetry, Yugoslav Requiem, are now available in English. His new novel, Angel, will be available in English later this year.
Books by Arnold Jansen
Interviews with Arnold Jansen
A Poet Soldier’s View of Bosnia, recommended by Arnold Jansen
The Dutch army captain whose unit secured Tuzla airbase for the incoming UN aid in 1994 talks about the books he kept with him in Bosnia, and the inspiration for his Yugoslav novel, King of Tuzla
