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Title: THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO
By: Steven Galloway, Gareth Armstrong
Format: CD-Audio

List price: £19.99


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ISBN 10: 9626343338
ISBN 13: 9789626343333
Publisher: NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS
Pub. date: 10 October, 2009
Edition: 6 Audio CDs
Series: Contemporary Fiction
Description: Sarajevo, in the 1990s, is a hellish place. The ongoing war devours human life, tears families apart and transforms even banal routines, such as acquiring water, into life-threatening expeditions. Day after day, a cellist stations himself in the midst of the devastation, defying the ever-present snipers to play tributes to victims of a massacre.
Synopsis: Sarajevo, in the 1990s, is a hellish place. The ongoing war devours human life, tears families apart and transforms even banal routines, such as acquiring water, into life-threatening expeditions. Day after day, a cellist stations himself in the midst of the devastation, defying the ever-present snipers to play tributes to victims of a massacre. This true story of a cellist's resistance is the pivot of Steven Galloway's extraordinary novel. Against this, Galloway touchingly describes three ordinary townspeople and their efforts to retain their humanity, sanity and autonomy as war takes hold of their lives. This bestselling novel is immediate, vivid and deeply affecting on audiobook, fully immersing the listener in the havoc of war.
No. of pieces 6
Publication: Hong Kong
Imprint: Naxos AudioBooks
Returns: Returnable
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