Brother of Sleep - Couverture rigide

Schneider, Robert D.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0879515953 ISBN 13 : 9780879515959

Editeur : Overlook Press, 1995

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Could the greatest musician of all time live his life in a remote peasant village and never be discovered by the world? Set against the backdrop of an Alpine village in the nineteenth century, this astounding novel tells the story of Elias Johannes Alder, a musical genius with supernatural hearing who develops his talent in secret midnight sessions at the church organ. A spiritual descendant of Patrick Su¨skind’s  Perfume and translated into twenty-four languages, Brother of Sleep moves inexorably toward tragedy as Elias is undone by his intense feeling for Elsbeth, the woman he loves. In this shocking and beguiling novel, Robert Schneider has created a world that is utterly seductive and wholly original.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this shocking and beguiling novel, Robert Schneider has created a world that is utterly seductive and utterly original. Could the greatest musician of all time live his life in a peasant village and never be discovered by the world? Set against the mystical and bizarre backdrop of a remote Alpine village in the early nineteenth century, this astounding novel tells the story of Elias Johannes Alder, a musical genius with supernatural hearing who develops his talent in secret midnight sessions at the church organ. A spiritual descendant of Patrick Süskinds Perfume, Brother of Sleep moves inexorably towards tragedy as Elias is undone by his intense feeling for Elsbeth, the woman he loves.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Overlook Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0879515953
• ISBN 13: 9780879515959
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224