Publication announcement: ‘Solange wir zusammen sind’ (‘As Long As We Are Together’) – Nov, 2026

Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives (SCVN) is delighted to announce that the German edition of As Long As We Are Together: A Childhood During the Screbrenica Genocide is on its way to readers. Published by Berlin’s avant-verlag under the title Solange wir zusammen sind: Eine Kindheit in Srebrenica, the book is available to pre-order now, with shipping from the release date in late November, 2026.

The graphic novel is an intimate portrait of Almasa Salihović’s survival of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. Almasa grew up in the village of Skejići, and her childhood in Yugoslavia was cut short by the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Her family fled on foot through the surrounding forests, hoping to find protection in Srebrenica, a UN-declared safe area. Over the following days, more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were murdered. Almasa’s family did not escape the loss, and among the people she carries with her is her older brother Abdulah. By weaving together testimony, artistic process and a landscape marked by both trauma and resilience, the book honours Almasa’s survival and the strength that sustains her today.

German cover for As Long As We Are Together (2026). Image credit: avant-verlag

The book was co-created by Swedish artist Anneli Furmark and survivor Almasa Salihović, with the support of community liaison Dr. Ajnura Akbaš from the War Childhood Museum. It was edited by Dr. Sabine Rutar, Dr. Charlotte Schallié and Dr. Franziska Zaugg, and translated from English by Johann Ulrich. It is part of the Yugoslav Wars Research Cluster of SCVN.

We are especially pleased that this story will reach German-language readers. It is also a reminder that the history of the Yugoslav Wars is one that Germany and Europe are still reckoning with.

Pre-order from avant-verlag here.

The English edition will be published by University of Toronto Press in late November 2026.

Learn more about the book and the project here.

This graphic novel was developed as part of the Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives Project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada.