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Fiction: The Little Red Chairs
By Edna O’Brien
Faber & Faber, €25.25
Reviewed by Sara Keating
On April 6, 2012, 11,541 red chairs were laid out in rows along Sarajevo’s main street, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the siege of the city by Bosnian Serb forces. They were a powerful symbol of those who died, with 643 of these chairs miniatures, dedicated to the children who were killed by sniper and artillery ...
