The Cellist of Sarajevo
Why does the cellist play the Adagio each day for twenty-two days in the novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo?
The Cellist of Sarajevo
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The Cellist of Sarajevo
After witnessing the deaths of twenty-two people in a tragic bombing at Sarajevo’s main marketplace, the cellist decides to play an Adagio for 22 days in a row at the scene of the massacre, a day for each person killed.
The Cellist of Sarajevo