The cellist of Sarajevo
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New York : Riverhead Books, 2009, c2008.
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xix, 235 pages ; 19 cm.
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A spare and haunting, wise and beautiful novel about war and the endurance of the human spirit and the subtle ways individuals reclaim their humanity.
In a city under siege, four people whose lives have been upended are ultimately reminded of what it is to be human. From his window, a musician sees twenty-two of his friends and neighbors waiting in a breadline. Then, in a flash, they are killed by a mortar attack. In an act of defiance, the man picks up his cello and decides to play at the site of the shelling for twenty-two days, honoring their memory. Elsewhere, a young man leaves home to collect drinking water for his family and, in the face of danger, must weigh the value of generosity against selfish survivalism. A third man, older, sets off in search of bread and distraction and instead runs into a long-ago friend who reminds him of the city he thought he had lost, and the man he once was. As both men are drawn into the orbit of cello music, a fourth character—a young woman, a sniper—holds the fate of the cellist in her hands. As she protects him with her life, her own army prepares to challenge the kind of person she has become.
A novel of great intensity and power, and inspired by a true story, The Cellist of Sarajevo poignantly explores how war can change one’s definition of humanity, the effect of music on our emotional endurance, and how a romance with the rituals of daily life can itself be a form of resistance.
In a city under siege, four people whose lives have been upended are ultimately reminded of what it is to be human. From his window, a musician sees twenty-two of his friends and neighbors waiting in a breadline. Then, in a flash, they are killed by a mortar attack. In an act of defiance, the man picks up his cello and decides to play at the site of the shelling for twenty-two days, honoring their memory. Elsewhere, a young man leaves home to collect drinking water for his family and, in the face of danger, must weigh the value of generosity against selfish survivalism. A third man, older, sets off in search of bread and distraction and instead runs into a long-ago friend who reminds him of the city he thought he had lost, and the man he once was. As both men are drawn into the orbit of cello music, a fourth character—a young woman, a sniper—holds the fate of the cellist in her hands. As she protects him with her life, her own army prepares to challenge the kind of person she has become.
A novel of great intensity and power, and inspired by a true story, The Cellist of Sarajevo poignantly explores how war can change one’s definition of humanity, the effect of music on our emotional endurance, and how a romance with the rituals of daily life can itself be a form of resistance.
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781594483653, 1594483655
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Reprint. Originally published: 2008.
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ON ORD 07/20/24 Fiction 1
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APA Citation (style guide)
Galloway, S. (20092008). The cellist of Sarajevo. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Galloway, Steven, 1975-. 20092008. The Cellist of Sarajevo. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Galloway, Steven, 1975-, The Cellist of Sarajevo. New York, Riverhead Books, 20092008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Galloway, Steven. The Cellist of Sarajevo. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York, Riverhead Books, 20092008.
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