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Overview"The son of a white woman and an ""African Prince,"" George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780–1860) travels to Vienna to meet ""bad-boy"" genius Ludwig van Beethoven. The great composer's subsequent sonata is originally dedicated to the young mulatto, but George, exuberant with acclaim, offends Beethoven over a woman. From this crucial encounter evolves a grandiose yet melancholy poetic tale. A New Yorker's A Year's Reading; Booklist Editors Choice Award." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rita Dove (University of Virginia)Publisher: WW Norton & Co Imprint: WW Norton & Co Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.230kg ISBN: 9780393338935ISBN 10: 0393338932 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 05 November 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsA virtuosic treatment of a virtuoso's life... stuffed with historical and musical arcana. The New Yorker masterful collection Los Angeles Times Author InformationRita Dove, former US Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner, and herself a musician, lives in Charlottesville, where she is Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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