Vedran Smailovic, the actual musician whose story is featured briefly in Steven Galloway’s novel THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO, is objecting: “”They put my picture, my face, on the front, on the cover with no permission. They don’t ask me — they use my name advertising their product. I don’t care about fiction, I care about reality.” Galloway, who sent Smailovic an autographed copy, interviewed over 25 people for the book and says to the CBC: “[I don’t know] for what I would be compensating. I mean, he performed a public act and I mentioned it?” One potential problem area according […]
