Brahms Comes to Dinner - Softcover

Desai, Boman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1639640835 ISBN 13: 9781639640836

Publisher: Schaffner Press, 2026

Synopsis

Brahms Comes to Dinner, an historical novel set in Germany in the mid-19th century tells the story of renowned composer Johannes Brahms and his lifelong friendship and love for Clara Schumann, widow of Robert Schumann. The Schumanns were early champions of the young composer, and the novel brings to life the interaction among the three, circling around the intimate dinners Brahms enjoyed as a guest of the Schumannsthe .Boman Desai has deftly recreated the unrequited love between the younger composer and the widowed Clara, who chose instead to give her life and passion over to memorializing her late husband's work and art at the expense of her own.

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About the Author

Boman Desai:

Boman Desai is the author of two novels, THE MEMORY OF ELEPHANTS, which was published first in the UK by the legendary editorDiana Athill, and then published by the University of Chicago Press; and TRIO, a Novel Biography of the Schumanns and Brahms which was awarded the Kirkus star and listed among their Best Books of 2016. The book was subsequently transcribed into an opera, titled "Clara," and may now be seen on youtube. Desai has won about a dozen awards and taught fiction at Truman College and Roosevelt University (both in Chicago), and the University of Southern Maine. He is also a composer, with (among other things) a symphony and piano and violin concertos to his credit (though yet to find performances). You may learn more about him at bomandesai.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Schaffner Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1639640835
• ISBN 13: 9781639640836
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196