The Cellist of Sarajevo
By Steven Galloway
By Steven Galloway
By Steven Galloway
By Steven Galloway
Category: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction | Military Fiction
Category: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction | Military Fiction
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$18.00
Mar 31, 2009 | ISBN 9781594483653
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May 15, 2008 | ISBN 9781440636004
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Praise
“An exquisite novel of war and loss…The book feels vividly created…an elegant and ever fragile work of art.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine
“Compelling.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Elegant.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Indelible imagery and heartbreaking characters.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Tense and haunting.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Though the setting is the siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s, this gripping novel transcends time and place. It is a universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors.” —Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns
“I cannot imagine a lovelier, more beautifully wrought book about the depravity of war as The Cellist of Sarajevo. Each chapter is a brief glimpse at yet another aspect of the mind, the heart, the soul—altogether Galloway gives us fine, deep notes of human music which will remain long after the final page.” —ZZ Packer, author of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
“A grand and powerful novel about how people retain or reclaim their humanity when they are under extreme duress.” —Yann Martel, author of Life of Pi
“A gripping story of Sarajevo under siege.” —J. M. Coetzee, author of Disgrace and Diary of a Bad Year
“Steven Galloway’s The Cellist of Sarajevo is a wonderful story, a tribute to the human spirit in the face of insanity.” —Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland and Paradise Alley
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