Sonata Mulattica: A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play

Description

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.

Product Details

Price

$16.95 $15.76

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Publish Date

September 27, 2010

Pages

240

Dimensions

5.4 X 8.2 X 0.7 inches | 0.5 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9780393338935

BISAC Categories:

American - African American

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About the Author

Rita Dove served as poet laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995. She has been awarded many literary and academic honours, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1987 and the 1996 National Humanities Medal.

Reviews

A virtuosic treatment of a virtuoso's life . . . stuffed with historical and musical arcana. "
Dove's richly imagined book has the sweep and vivid characters of a novel, but it's written with a poet's economy, an eye for the exact detail. --Mark Doty"

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