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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Thorndike Pr
Publication date
June 7, 2007
Pages
467
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780786295777
ISBN-10
0786295775
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.36 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
large print
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A unique love story, a tale of loss, a parable of Europe, this haunting novel is an examination of intimacy and betrayal in a community rarely captured so vibrantly in contemporary literature.
Zoli Novotna, a young woman raised in the traveling Gypsy tradition, is a poet by accident as much as desire. As 1930s fascism spreads over Czechoslovakia, Zoli and her grandfather flee to join a clan of fellow Romani harpists. Sharpened by the world of books, which is often frowned upon in the Romani tradition, Zoli becomes the poster girl for a brave new world. As she shapes the ancient songs to her times, she finds her gift embraced by the Gypsy people and savored by a young English expatriate, Stephen Swann.
But Zoli soon finds that when she falls she cannot fall halfwayâneither in love nor in politics. While Zoliâs fame and poetic skills deepen, the ruling Communists begin to use her for their own favor. Cast out from her family, Zoli abandons her past to journey to the West, in a novel that spans the 20th century and travels the breadth of Europe.
Colum McCann, acclaimed author of Dancer and This Side of Brightness, has created a sensuous novel about exile, belonging and survival, based loosely on the true story of the Romani poet Papsuza. It spans the twentieth century and travels the breadth of Europe. In the tradition of Steinbeck, Coetzee, and Ondaatje, McCann finds the art inherent in social and political history, while vividly depicting how far one gifted woman must journey to find where she belongs.
Zoli Novotna, a young woman raised in the traveling Gypsy tradition, is a poet by accident as much as desire. As 1930s fascism spreads over Czechoslovakia, Zoli and her grandfather flee to join a clan of fellow Romani harpists. Sharpened by the world of books, which is often frowned upon in the Romani tradition, Zoli becomes the poster girl for a brave new world. As she shapes the ancient songs to her times, she finds her gift embraced by the Gypsy people and savored by a young English expatriate, Stephen Swann.
But Zoli soon finds that when she falls she cannot fall halfwayâneither in love nor in politics. While Zoliâs fame and poetic skills deepen, the ruling Communists begin to use her for their own favor. Cast out from her family, Zoli abandons her past to journey to the West, in a novel that spans the 20th century and travels the breadth of Europe.
Colum McCann, acclaimed author of Dancer and This Side of Brightness, has created a sensuous novel about exile, belonging and survival, based loosely on the true story of the Romani poet Papsuza. It spans the twentieth century and travels the breadth of Europe. In the tradition of Steinbeck, Coetzee, and Ondaatje, McCann finds the art inherent in social and political history, while vividly depicting how far one gifted woman must journey to find where she belongs.
Editions
Hardcover
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Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (June 7, 2007)
9780786295777 | details & prices | 467 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.36 lbs | List price $29.95
About: A unique love story, a tale of loss, a parable of Europe, this haunting novel is an examination of intimacy and betrayal in a community rarely captured so vibrantly in contemporary literature.
About: A unique love story, a tale of loss, a parable of Europe, this haunting novel is an examination of intimacy and betrayal in a community rarely captured so vibrantly in contemporary literature.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Random House Inc (March 11, 2008)
9780812973983 | details & prices | 347 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $16.00
With Stanley Sadie |
2nd edition from Prentice Hall (June 1, 1990); titled "Stanley Sadie''s Brief Guide to Music"
9780130829597 | details & prices | 7.75 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $39.90
This edition also contains Stanley Sadie''s Brief Guide to Music
About: This classical text/cassette package should be of interest to those with little knowledge or experience of music.
This edition also contains Stanley Sadie''s Brief Guide to Music
About: This classical text/cassette package should be of interest to those with little knowledge or experience of music.
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