Another beautiful chapter. This time the deathless man meets grandfather at a fictional city that is clearly Mostar, the city with the famous Roman bridge destroyed in the war. They eat at a hotel where I stayed, look out over the bridge, discuss death and war. Description also of the animals in the zoo bizarre, dislocated behavior during bombing. Remarkable.
Excellent start . . . orphaned girl with a knack for chess, taught by janitor, harsh orphanage despite its courtly look.
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