The cellist of Sarajevo

by Steven Galloway | Literature & Fiction |
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Registered by tenscentpistol of Genève, Genève Switzerland on 1/26/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by tenscentpistol from Genève, Genève Switzerland on Sunday, January 26, 2020
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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Journal Entry 2 by tenscentpistol at New York City, New York USA on Saturday, July 4, 2020
I just couldn't put the book down. Powerful fiction, but inspired on a true story.
Poignant Albinoni's Adagio played on repeat pretty much throughout my entire read.

I've wanted to go to Sarajevo for years, now I want to go there even more.

Journal Entry 3 by tenscentpistol at New York City, New York USA on Sunday, August 30, 2020

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