The Cellist of Sarajevo - Kepler's Staff Review

A breathtaking novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo concerns the near four-year siege against Sarajevo. Passionately told through the lives of four citizens, the book depicts each character navigating their city as it is reduced to rubble. They are caught between rebel sniper fire in the surrounding hills and the retaliating army entrenched in the city. Will each of the four be lucky again in their daily travels for food, water or memory in this broken city without being shot?

Through their disparate narratives, all four have only themselves to evaluate and weigh their idea of humanity and their place in Sarajevo.  A brilliant story of survival that quells your heart with a haunting soft touch.

 

Marilyn S.

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781594483653
Availability: On Our Shelves Now - Call to Confirm
Published: Riverhead Trade, 3/2009