The Cellist of Sarajevo

by Steven Galloway

Paperback, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

Gal

Publication

Riverhead Books (2009), Edition: Reprint, 235 pages

Description

While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, two other men set out in search of bread and water to keep themselves alive, and a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening.

Original publication date

2008

Media reviews

Canadian Galloway (Ascension) delivers a tense and haunting novel following four people trying to survive war-torn Sarajevo. .... With wonderfully drawn characters and a stripped-down narrative, Galloway brings to life a distant conflict.

Barcode

3372
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