Sibel

Sibel Roller writes twentieth century nonfiction and fiction, focusing on stories of courage and resilience in the face of war.

Her memoir, The Rooster, is her first book of narrative nonfiction, intended for a wide readership. The book is published by Rowman and Littlefield in April 2024. The story draws on the life of her father Dragan, a survivor of the Croatian World War II concentration camp Jasenovac, often referred to as the Auschwitz of the Balkans. Dragan survived three years in the camp, but he rarely spoke about it in his lifetime. After he died, Sibel discovered a secret manuscript, in which he revealed the horrors of the camp in both prose and poetry. His writing triggered her journey to find her hidden dad, the man she never knew completely.

Sibel grew up in eight countries across four continents but now lives in London, UK. Her early career was in science research and teaching.