The Cellist of Sarajevo
The Top 10 International Bestseller
Published on 1. May 2009
240 pages
978-1-84887-316-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Top 10 International Bestseller
Snipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo. Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment, the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can. Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family. Dragan, gripped by fear, does not know who among his friends he can trust. And Arrow, a young woman counter-sniper must push herself to the limits - of body and soul, fear and humanity.
Told with immediacy, grace and harrowing emotional accuracy, The Cellist of Sarajevo shows how, when the everyday act of crossing the street can risk lives, the human spirit is revealed in all its fortitude - and frailty.
Snipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo. Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment, the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can. Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family. Dragan, gripped by fear, does not know who among his friends he can trust. And Arrow, a young woman counter-sniper must push herself to the limits - of body and soul, fear and humanity.
Told with immediacy, grace and harrowing emotional accuracy, The Cellist of Sarajevo shows how, when the everyday act of crossing the street can risk lives, the human spirit is revealed in all its fortitude - and frailty.
Reviews / Votes
Galloway's style is sparse, pared down; his prose has the deceptive simplicity of a short story. The work of an expert, The Cellist of Sarajevo is a controlled and subtle piece of craftsmanship. * Observer * Startlingly good... With prose as unsentimental and deadly as gunfire, Galloway superbly captures the tense existence of a city under siege where daily tasks become a gamble between life and death, yet where a single note of music can exert a power equal to any bomb or bullet. * Metro *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
0,53 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84887-316-2 (9781848873162)
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Steven Galloway
The Cellist of Sarajevo
Book
05/2008
Atlantic Books
€36.11
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Person
Steven Galloway was born in Vancouver in 1975. He is the author of two previous novels. The Cellist of Sarajevo is his first book to be published in the UK.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Part One
- The Cellist
- Arrow
- Kenan
- Dragan
- Part Two
- Kenan
- Arrow
- Dragan
- Arrow
- Kenan
- Dragan
- Arrow
- Kenan
- Part Three
- Dragan
- Arrow
- Kenan
- Arrow
- Dragan
- Part Four
- Kenan
- Dragan
- Arrow
