Zatim, njegov poznati roman Derviš i smrt, otvara se navodom iz Kur'ana i obrađuje jednu bosansku temu, koja je međutim u svojoj biti univerzalna.
Then again, his most famous novel, Death and the Dervish, opens with a quotation from the Qur'an and tackles a Bosnian theme, albeit one that is universal in essence.