A childs shocking memoir of growing up in croatia during the breakup of yugoslavia in the 1990s. In the next section of the book, somnambulist, ana is suddenly 20. Moving back and forth through time, girl at war is an honest, generous, brilliantly written novel that illuminates how history shapes the individual. The book begins with what deserves to become one of contemporary literatures more memorable opening lines. Sara novic fearlessly shows the impact of war on one young girl and its legacy on all of us. Author sara novic covers that seemingly forgotten time in her debut novel, girl at war. May 12, 2015 novic writes in a selfassured voice that ably carries the weight of tragic history and explores the depth and contradictions of the human response to that history.
Shes describing how the memory of the yugoslav civil war will be conveyed to future. Set in zagreb in 1991, at the start of the croatian war, this tells the story of ana, a young 10 year old girl whose carefree life is suddenly. Girl at war is an extraordinarily poised and potent debut novel, a story about grief and exile, memory and identity, and the redemptive power of love financial times a shattering debut. She holds an mfa in fiction and literary translation fr. Sara novic fearlessly shows the impact of war on one young girland its legacy on all of us. Its a debut by a writer who has stared into recent history to find a story that continues to resonate today. Jun 15, 2016 an incredible read and some notes on storytelling as a deaf novelist. Girl at war sara novic part war saga, part coming of age tale, part story of love and friendship, girl at war is a powerful debut novel by a young writer who will appeal to readers of anthony marra, tea obreht, and anthony doerr. Buy a cheap copy of girl at war book by sara novic. Named one of the best books of 2015 by bookpage, booklist and electric literature, her story of a wartorn countrys people uprooted from their homes has become starkly relevant. May 22, 2015 girl at war is an extraordinarily poised and potent debut novel, a story about grief and exile, memory and identity, and the redemptive power of love. We first meet her protagonist, ana, as an ordinary, happy girl, living with her parents and baby sister i. Sara novic s girl at war girl at war amber galloway gallego ht. An incredible read and some notes on storytelling as a deaf novelist.
Sara novics girl at war girl at war amber galloway gallego ht. In the next section of the book, somnambulist, ana is suddenly 20, living in the united states with adoptive. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl at war. She holds an mfa in fiction and literary translation from columbia university, and is an assistant professor of creative writing at stockton university. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Sara novic writes with ruthless understatement not only about a modern city subjected to primitive horrors, but about young anas subsequent war against the american urge to forget.
Novic is most notable for her debut novel, girl at war, which tells the story of ana juric, a tenyearold girl whose life is upended by the civil war that resulted in the dissolution of yugoslavia. Im not sure if its the authors personal story or if its fiction, but it doesnt really matter the stories in this book must have happened a thousand times over the course of the conflict. This clumsy debut novel never for a moment convinces in its setting, characters or conflict, says eileen battersby. This book really packs a punch and takes you by surprise. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Author interview sara novic, author of girl at war bookpage. Girl at war ebook by sara novic 9780812996357 rakuten kobo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read girl at war. Girl at war by sara novic overdrive rakuten overdrive. Theres a character in girl at war, a professor who acts as a sort of book angel, lending ana new books each week and guiding her reading. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprahs book club newsletter get more stories like this. Sara novic is author of the novel girl at war, random house, an american library association award winner thats available in languages. Author sara novic answers one question about girl at war. You dont need to experience something to remember it, a former child soldier remarks in the final pages of sara novics outstanding first novel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Novics debut novel centers on the civil war in croatia between croats and serbs in the 1990s. Girl at war tells the story of ana juric, who when the story begins is 10 years old, without a care in the world, running around the streets of zagreb, the capital of croatia. Sara novics debut novel tells the story of ana, a 10 year old girl in croatia, whose idyllic childhood is devastated when civil war breaks out across yugoslavia. Novic is also a deaf rights activist who has written about the challenges she has faced as a deaf novelist.
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