?At once an account of the siege of Sarajevo, a parade of postmodern storytelling techniques and an indictment of Western indifference? New York Times ?This short, chilling novel further strengthens the views of many who feel that Goytisolo could be Europe?s next Nobel Prize winner? Bloomsbury Review ?from a patch-work of dream narratives, fragments of mystical homoerotic poetry and the practical and philosophical realities of life in, a city under siege, Goytisolo has created a powerful indictment of the barbarity of war? London Review of Books ?The novel is highly moving, yet also surprisingly playful? Irish Times ?State of Siege is a novel of pure fiction, but infinitely more powerful than all the big speeches about Bosnia? Le Nouvelle Observateur ?A passionate dialogue with the reader, a reflection on privacy and commitment ... a great literary voice? Le Monde ?The reader is thrown into the unreality of a besieged city? L?Express ?Full of skilfully deployed devices ? this solid, landmark novel, banned in Spain, is amongst the last century?s finest? Insight ?This is literary fiction at its best, with a message for life? Good Book Guide ?...a demanding read, but well undoubtedly worth it. The imagery is fantastic and the labyrinthine plot confounding, more than deserving repeated readings.? Bookmunch ?This book by Spain?s foremost living author is about Sarajevo in 1993, but it is also about warfare generally, and the ways in which media inflection can inure people to other?s suffering.? The Times (Weekend Review) ?From a patchwork of dream narratives, fragments of mystical homoerotic poetry and the practical and philosophical realities of life in a city under siege, Goytisolo has created a powerful indictment of the barbarity of war.? London Review of Books
