Longing - Hardcover

Landis, James David

 
9780151004539: Longing

Synopsis

Rich in historical detail and period characters, this multi-layered novel set against the backdrop of the Romantic era captures the lives and love affair of composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife, Clara, and their relationships with the artists and musicians of their time, in a lively and sensuous tale of music, madness, genius, and passion. 35,000 first printing.

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Review

"J. D. Landis has produced a book as haunting and complex as the music of his subjects, Robert and Clara Schumann.... I know no book that marries art and life so seamlessly; 'If music be the food of love, ' here we have a feast.- Nicholas Delbanco, author of the lost suitcase

From the Author

The epigraphs are archival. The characters are historical. The dates of events and correspondence are, when verifiable, authentic. The rest is fiction masquerading as fact, and the reverse.

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