Zoli

Zoli

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 halfwayâ€“neither in love nor in politics. While Zoliâ€™s 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.

Country	USA
Author	Colum McCann
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Thorndike Press
EAN	9780786295777
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
Format	Large Print
ISBN	0786295775
Label	Thorndike Press
Manufacturer	Thorndike Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	467
PublicationDate	2007-06
Publisher	Thorndike Press
SKU	shelfA-2353
Studio	Thorndike Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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