Conversations with Beethoven Contributor(s): Friedman, Sanford (Author), Howard, Richard (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1590177622 ISBN-13: 9781590177624 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Biographical - Fiction | Alternative History - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: 813.54 |
LCCN: 2014018738 |
Series: New York Review Books Classics |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.06" W x 8.24" (0.67 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An NYRB Classics Original Deaf as he was, Beethoven had to be addressed in writing, and he was always accompanied by a notebook in which people could scribble questions and comments. Conversations with Beethoven, in a tour de force of fictional invention, tells the story of the last year of Beethoven's life almost entirely through such notebook entries: Friends, family, students, doctors, and others attend to the volatile Maestro, whose sometimes unpredictable and often very loud replies we infer. A fully fleshed and often very funny portrait of Beethoven emerges. He struggles with his music and with his health; he argues with and insults just about everyone. Most of all, he worries about his wayward--and beloved--nephew Karl. A large cast of Dickensian characters surrounds the great composer at the center of this wonderfully engaging novel, which deepens in the end to make a memorable music of its own. |