Significance of Sarobor

This large urban center is the setting for much of the narrative recounting the life of Luka, Galina's butcher, an aspect of the narrative echoed later when the Deathless Man refers to loving a woman who, it seems, was once Luka's fiancé. Sarobor is also the setting for one of Natalia's grandfather's stories of the Deathless Man, the recounting of which also includes the Deathless Man's reference to the woman he loved. Finally, the grandfather's story begins with his recollections of living in Sarobor in the early days of his marriage. In short, Sarobor is a city of love and, as the grandfather's story suggests, a city of death and violence.