wordery
wordery
Synopsis
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- ISBN: 9780393338935
- Number of pages: 224
- Dimensions: 140 x 209 x 19 mm
- Weight: 230g
- Languages: English