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The Cellist of Sarajevo

The Cellist of Sarajevo, written by Steven Galloway, is a poignant narrative set during the Siege of Sarajevo, focusing on a cellist who plays Albinoni's Adagio for 22 days to honor the victims of a mortar strike. The story explores the experiences of various characters, including Kenan and Dragan, as they navigate fear, guilt, and the impact of war on their lives. The novel has received several prestigious literary awards, highlighting its critical acclaim and social significance.

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The Cellist of Sarajevo

The Cellist of Sarajevo, written by Steven Galloway, is a poignant narrative set during the Siege of Sarajevo, focusing on a cellist who plays Albinoni's Adagio for 22 days to honor the victims of a mortar strike. The story explores the experiences of various characters, including Kenan and Dragan, as they navigate fear, guilt, and the impact of war on their lives. The novel has received several prestigious literary awards, highlighting its critical acclaim and social significance.

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The Cellist of

Sarajevo, 2008
Steven Galloway
“The work of an expert, “The Cellist of
Sarajevo” is a controlled and subtle piece of
craftsmanship” (The Guardian, 2008)

International Dublin Literary Award (2008)

Scotiabank Giller Prize (2008)

Evergreen Award (2009)

George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in


Literature (2009)
The Cellist of
Sarajevo, 2008
Steven Galloway
(born July 13, 1975)
historical background

Bosnian soldiers at the front line


Sarajevo, near the besieged city of Sarajevo,
1994 9 August 1992.
historical background

Serbian refugees Citizens of Sarajevo


leaving Grbavica queuing for water, 1992
historical background
Dayton
Peace
Agreement,
14
December
1995
Vedran Smailović (born 11 November
1956)
plot
In war-ravaged Sarajevo, a cellist witnesses a mortar strike killing
22 people. Grief-stricken, he vows to play Albinoni's Adagio for 22
consecutive days as a memorial
arrow
“Arrow believes she's different from “Her lips move, and a moment before the
the snipers on the hills. She shoots door splinters off its hinges she says, her
voice strong and quiet, “My name is Alisa.””
only soldiers. They shoot unarmed
men, women, children”

Each of the 11,541 chairs symbolizes a person


killed during the Siege of Sarajevo (Sniper
Alley), 2011
During moments like these
Kenan wonders why he can’t
bring himself to join the
army. So far he’s managed to
KENAN
avoid being drafted, has kept
clear of the men who drive
through the city rounding up
unwilling conscripts. He’s
safe while he has the water
jugs, as no one is yet bold
enough to interrupt this vital
civilian mission

Sarajevans line
up at a public
water well,
Dragan
Then Dragan
understands what He knows he should have tried
he’s doing, and he to help Emina. He should have
wants to go with the rushed into the street with the
man, to help him young man and helped him to
and see if Emina can carry her. Perhaps that would
be saved. But his have allowed them to go faster.
But it’s possible this would have
feet don’t move.
made the sniper fire at them
Around him
instead of at the man in the hat.
everyone is alive
There’s no arguing with the
with afrenzied outcome. Still, he didn’t move
energy, but he when the shots were fired. Not
hasn’t stirred an because he thought anything
inch. through, but because he was
afraid. If that makes him a
coward, he’s comfortable
calling himself a coward. He
isn’t built for war. He doesn’t
want to be built for war.
startle - пугать glossaryblast of a gun -
kinship - родство выстрел
commander - mortar - миномёт
командир sniper - снайпер
intersection - impunity -
перекрёсток безнаказанность
an overwhelming to crat - to rule
sense of doom - conscript -
сокрушающее призывник
чувство обреченности grenade - граната
rifle - винтовка remnants - останки
to send a bullet - shell - снаряд

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