Synopsis

The 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.

Details

• Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
• Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
• Category : Fiction - War & Military Fiction
• Published : 2008 (This Edition 2009 - Atlantic Books)
• ISBN : 9781843547419
• SKU : B003269
• PPC : LL300gm
• RRP : £7.99
• Quantity Available : 1 only.

External Reviews

'A universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors.' - Khaled Hosseini, author ofThe Kite Runner.

'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.' - The 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.

' . . . Steven Galloway's real skill in The Cellist of Sarajevo is depicting horrific events on a small scale and in clear, simple prose. There's not a speck of melodrama in the text, and it's never maudlin - and it's all the more powerful for that.'

' . . . once I started to read this book, I could not stop until the end. Well written, fantastic plot. The context of war is always sad and this book let you feel what people felt living in Sarajevo at that time.- Amazon Reviews.

'An exquisite novel of war and loss. The book feels vividly created . . . an elegant and ever fragile work of art.' - O, The Oprah Magazine.

'Grand and powerful.' - Yann Martel, author of "Life of Pi".

'A gripping story.' - J.M. Coetzee.

The Author

Steven Galloway was born in Vancouver in 1975. He is the author of two previous novels. The Cellist of Sarajevo is his first novel to be published in the UK. He teaches creative writing at the University of British Columbia. He lives in Vancouver with his wife, children, dog and cat.