has anyone seen this book around?
ZOLI
by Colum Mcann
from the back of the book:
Zoli Novotna, a young woman raised in the traveling gypsy tradition, is a poet by accident as much as desire. A fascism spreads over 1930's czechoslovakia, zoli and her grandfather flee to join a clan of fellow Romani harpists. sharpened and inspired by reading books, which are frowned upon in the Romani tradition, Zoli becomes the symbol of a supposedly brave new world of tolerance in the soviet union. ....but as zoli's fame grows and her poetic skills deepen, the ruling communists begin to use her for their own repressive purposes. ...
(i didn't put all of what it says on the back)
I thought it was a great book, definatly left me wanting more, at least by the same author...
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side note-
remember that book we liked rebecca? the one by manil suri?
well, when i was buying Zoli i saw a new book by him! can't exactly remember the title- it was only in hard cover at the time..
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they had it at City lIghts
ha!
books.google.com/books
The Age of Shiva
someone buy me one! i need a new book to read...
heeeeeee
ZOLI
by Colum Mcann
from the back of the book:
Zoli Novotna, a young woman raised in the traveling gypsy tradition, is a poet by accident as much as desire. A fascism spreads over 1930's czechoslovakia, zoli and her grandfather flee to join a clan of fellow Romani harpists. sharpened and inspired by reading books, which are frowned upon in the Romani tradition, Zoli becomes the symbol of a supposedly brave new world of tolerance in the soviet union. ....but as zoli's fame grows and her poetic skills deepen, the ruling communists begin to use her for their own repressive purposes. ...
(i didn't put all of what it says on the back)
I thought it was a great book, definatly left me wanting more, at least by the same author...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
side note-
remember that book we liked rebecca? the one by manil suri?
well, when i was buying Zoli i saw a new book by him! can't exactly remember the title- it was only in hard cover at the time..
oooo
ooo
they had it at City lIghts
ha!
books.google.com/books
The Age of Shiva
someone buy me one! i need a new book to read...
heeeeeee
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Re: i just finished this awesome novel ZOLI by Colum McCann
Tue, April 22, 2008 - 9:45 PMthis book sounds great!!! Time for a trip to the library.. thanks! :) -
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Re: i just finished this awesome novel ZOLI by Colum McCann
Sun, April 27, 2008 - 8:51 PMOoh! Thanks for the tip on both accounts, Faern! -
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Re: i just finished this awesome novel ZOLI by Colum McCann
Mon, April 28, 2008 - 8:11 AMknowing how similarly we felt about that last SURI book,rebecca, i knew this would be for you...
well, for anyone that reads about life, with a twist, these are awesome...
i am going to look for one of the older colum mcann books, they sound pretty cool too...
but this one hit home, really it did- a cultural account that not many even knew existed
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