Reviews of “Snow Man”
 Snow Man“The structure of the book reflects the introspective subject matter as the narrative unfolds in one protracted paragraph. If you want to climb into an exile’s head for a few hours, this is a masterful portrayal of that mournful state.” Globe and Mail, Feb 17, 2007 Read more about Snow Man >> |
Snow Man"...the approach is uniquely Albahari's - affecting, disturbing, postmodern." FFWD (Calgary's News & Entertainment Weekly), Apr 7, 2005 Read more about Snow Man >> |
Snow Man"Snow Man, the masterful new novel by David Albahari... belongs precisely to... a narrative of the world; and its provenance is evident from the first sentence, which takes us up in a moment and sweeps us into the history of language itself in a simple story brilliantly narrated." "Snow man is a haunting book, a great book. According to the jacket blurb, Albahari is one of Serbia's major writers; he lives in Calgary; with the help of his translator (Ellen Elias-Bursac), he is one of Canada's major writers as well. His presence in this country is an enormous encouragement for writers determined to break loose from realist monotony." Geist, Apr 1, 2005 Read more about Snow Man >> |
Snow Man"...an interesting and sometimes tensely powerful work, and occasionally very funny. The sense of incompletely directed anger and confusion is left unresolved, which is only appropriate, but integrated into a literary whole coherent in its strangeness." Globe & Mail, Mar 19, 2005 Read more about Snow Man >> |
Snow Man"Snow Man is less a document than a poem; a wonderfully melancholy line of thought about the beauty and horror of spiritual bleakness. Certainly, Albahari is a gifted writer and his themes come across affectingly loud and clear. But much of the book's emotional impact must be credited to Elias-Bursac whose spare interpretation reminds one of Albert Camus' "The Outsider". " "It's an involving and fascinating novel - perfectly timed for the current arguments about immigration and assimilation." CD Syndicated, Mar 6, 2005 Read more about Snow Man >> |
Snow Man"Snow Man... is about alienation, language, history, borders, maps, snow and orange juice." "...almost every page contains an image or phrase so beautiful you need to stop reading to contemplate it..." "Snow Man is a powerful book, one that lingers in the imagination and causes reflection on the forces that shape our worlds and the dislocations of war." Canada.com News, Mar 5, 2005 Read more about Snow Man >> |
Snow Man"...a meditation on the immesurable gulf that separates the ideas of exile and refuge." "...Albahari manages to craft a voice here that goes beyond stream-of-consciousness into a unique style. The work is hypnotically compelling: simultaneously capable of communicating obsession, sadness, and beauty." Quill & Quire, Mar 1, 2005 Read more about Snow Man >> |