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.
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ISBN | 9780393338935 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | W W Norton & Co |
Jahr | 201009 |
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