About this title: This novel about the relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife Clara begins when Schumann is dying and reminiscing about the events of his life, which include his dissipated youth, his failures and successes as a musician, and--most of all--his love for the beautiful and gifted Clara. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000.
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Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 464 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780151004539ISBN:0151004536
Description: A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780151004539ISBN:0151004536
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this item supports Pierce County libraries. Thriftbooks and PCL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt
Date Published: 2000-09-14
ISBN-13:9780151004539ISBN:0151004536
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2001-10-02
ISBN-13:9780345447210ISBN:0345447212
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
"A novel based on the lives of Robert & Clara Schumann. It took probably as long as I've spent reading a book this year. The story was interesting enough (though it bogged down a bit at the end when Robert was in the asylum), but the writing was terrible. The sentences were endless with countless clauses that made negotiating many of the sentences like finding your way through a maze. Then he insisted on trying to impress you with his vocabulary and including every bit of knowledge his research had turned up, even if it meant putting it in a footnote with only a peripheral relationship to the text. But it was interesting to encounter many of the major figures of early 19th century music & literature: Goethe, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Heine, Liszt, Chopin, Brahms, et al."
"It took me a little while to get into the pace and style of this book, I found it fascinating and learned a tremendous amount. The story behind genius is always interesting to me and this fictional telling of the story of Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck was both brilliant and complex as they themselves were. . ."
"This was a bit slow getting started, probably because I was completely unfamiliar with the historical context surrounding Schumann and Clara Wieck. Once I got into it, it was great - full of famous composers including Brahms, Chopin, and Liszt. It made me really want to visit Germany, although many of the sites were bombed during the Second World War."
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