
The Concert Pianist
Conrad Williams(Author)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 3. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7475-8600-5 (ISBN)
Description
Philip Morahan is a great pianist who can no longer play the piano. At fifty-two he is childless, single, and utterly used up by music. His desperate attempt to retrieve a lost personal life at the expense of his career leads to a roller-coaster of crises and confrontations - with ex-girlfriends, ironic proteges, record magnates and his exquisitely sympathetic new agent. For if Philip is to recover his talent and the power to love he must face his own nature dead on, and then the tragedy that haunts him.
Reviews / Votes
'Audacious ... exhilarating ... brilliant' Gramophone 'Thoughtful and passionate' The Times 'An exceptionally good read. Emotionally real. The kind of book you pick up and don't put down' Musical Opinion 'Devastating ... Intellectually engaged ... a remarkably well-wrought narrative' GuardianMore details
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
217 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7475-8600-5 (9780747586005)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Conrad Williams was born in Winnipeg and lives in Willesden. He read English and Law at Cambridge, qualified as a barrister and now works as a film agent. Conrad's first novel, Sex & Genius, was published by Bloomsbury in 2002. He is married with two children.