Across the RiverThe work of Mehmedalija "Mak" Dizdar (1917 71) is the cornerstone of modern Bosnian literature. During the Second World War he was a member of the anti fascist Partisans. After the war, he became prominent in Bosnian cultural life and eventually President of the Writers' Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. His work blends influences from Bosnian Christian culture, Islamic mysticism, and the cultural remains of medieval Bosnia, especially its stone