Steven Galloway
Teoksen The Cellist of Sarajevo tekijä
Tietoja tekijästä
Steven Galloway was born on July 13, 1975 in Vancouver, Canada. After completing his education, he became a professor at the University of British Columbia and worked his way up to being the acting chair of the Creative Writing Program. He is widely known for his international bestseller, The näytä lisää Cellist of Sarajevo, which made the iBooks bestseller list in 2017. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Tekijän teokset
The Journey Prize Stories 18: From the Best of Canada's New Writers (Journey Prize Stories) (2006) 7 kappaletta
Confabulist, The 1 kappale
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Kanoninen nimi
- Galloway, Steven
- Syntymäaika
- 1975-07-13
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- Canada
- Syntymäpaikka
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Asuinpaikat
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (birthplace)
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada - Koulutus
- University College of the Cariboo
University of British Columbia - Ammatit
- teacher (creative writing at UBC and SFU)
author
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Listat
THE WAR ROOM (1)
Best War Stories (1)
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Tilastot
- Teokset
- 9
- Jäseniä
- 3,126
- Suosituimmuussija
- #8,176
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 4.0
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 288
- ISBN:t
- 82
- Kielet
- 12
- Kuinka monen suosikki
- 5
Like everyone in the city who experiences it, they find the cello player who plays, despite the risks, every day for 22 days to commemorate the 22 lives lost as they queued for bread becomes a compelling presence in their existences. I found the book compelling too, a stripped down narrative that invites a comparison between the formerly civilised and cultured city of Sarajevo, and the squalid frightening place it had become, with little food, transport, comforts or amenities of any kind. There is no plot as such. The unremitting sameness of the struggle to stay alive and to defend the much-loved city is the story. A good book. A thought-provoking book.… (lisätietoja)