Zoli

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Based on the true story of the Gypsy poet Papusza, Zoli is a love story, a tale of loss, and a parable of modern-day Europe that follows the life of Zoli Novotna, a young girl who flees to join a clan of traveling harpists after her family is drowned by Fascist guards. Format: Paperback / softback Length: 336 pages Publication date: 03 September 2020 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Beautiful, thoughtful … sharp and scintillatingly sensualIndependentWith this haunting, poetic work McCann has surely earned his place among the countrys greatsMetroThe life of Zoli Novotna begins on the leafy backroads of Slovakia, when she and her grandfather come upon a quiet lake where their family has been drowned by Fascist guards. Zoli and her grandfather flee to join up with another clan of travelling harpists. So begins an epic tale of song, intimacy, and betrayal. Based loosely on the true story of the Gypsy poet Papusza, and set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Zoli is a love story, a tale of loss, and a parable of modern-day Europe.The life of Zoli Novotna begins on the leafy backroads of Slovakia, when she and her grandfather come upon a quiet lake where their family has been drowned by Fascist guards.Zoli and her grandfather flee to join up with another clan of travelling harpists.So begins an epic tale of song, intimacy, and betrayal.Based loosely on the true story of the Gypsy poet Papusza, and set against the backdrop of the Second World War, Zoli is a love story, a tale of loss, and a parable of modern-day Europe. Weight: 236g Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23 (mm) ISBN-13: 9781526617224 Show more