false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234837643m/2475251.jpg 2475251 14 <B>A spare and haunting, wise and beautiful novel about the endurance of the human spirit and the subtle ways individuals reclaim their humanity in a city ravaged by war.</B><BR><BR> 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.<BR><BR> A novel of great intensity and power, and inspired by a true story, <I>The Cellist of Sarajevo</I> 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. 2482448 15 5 2008 The Cellist of Sarajevo total:1090|5:341|4:500|3:189|2:46|1:14| 1090 4378 2060 396 5 5 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 14:49:56 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 18:13:00 -0800 2009
Since my trip to Whistler, where I had the chance to talk with, and listen to Steven, I have learned that the original cellist and Steven are now on good tems. Apparently, there had been misunderstandings (language barrier could easily play a role!), but now, all is well. ...more...]]> 5 4 false false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 20:08:44 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 20:14:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jun 17 09:39:25 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 09:44:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 18:19:44 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 18:38:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Aug 26 07:11:10 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 10:42:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 07:14:05 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 02:32:42 -0700 2008 I didn't know a lot about the Sarajevo siege prior to reading this. It's mind boggling that people had to live like this for YEARS i...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 15:22:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 17:16:59 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 14:15:02 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 14:17:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 15 15:02:23 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 16:49:37 -0800 2008
In the actual story a musician, by the name of Vedran Smailovic, witnessed 22 friends and family members die from mortar fire while they were waiting to...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jun 12 07:16:05 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 07:57:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 13:22:37 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 11:25:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 11:23:01 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 18:31:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:10:59 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:23:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 12:31:30 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 12:48:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 27 14:46:34 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 06:32:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 11:30:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 11:33:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 18:28:27 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 18:47:18 -0800 2009 A very interesting study in style. Some characters are known only by descriptives - 'Arrow'- the huntress, 'the Cellist', 'the Ass...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:45:36 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 20:37:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 10:51:49 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 10:51:57 -0700 2009
One day a shell lands and kills twenty-two people waiting in line for bread, as the cellist watches from a window in his apartment. He vows to sit in the hollow where the mortar fell and play Albino...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 06:17:59 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 06:18:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2475251