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Phoenix Fiction Series: The Loser

A Novel

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The Loser is a brilliant fictional account of an imaginary relationship among three men—the late piano virtuoso Glenn Gould, the unnamed narrator, and a fictional pianist, Wertheimer—who meet in 1953 to study with Vladimir Horowitz. In the face of Gould's incomparable genius, Wertheimer and the narrator renounce their musical ambition, but in very different ways. While the latter sets out to write a book about Gould, Wertheimer sinks deep into despair and self-destruction.

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Phoenix Fiction Series: The Loser, Jack Dawson, Thomas Bernhard

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1996
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Titolo
Phoenix Fiction Series: The Loser
Sottotitolo
A Novel
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
1996
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
189
ISBN10
0226043886
ISBN13
9780226043883
Serie
Valutazione
3,95 su 5
Descrizione
The Loser is a brilliant fictional account of an imaginary relationship among three men—the late piano virtuoso Glenn Gould, the unnamed narrator, and a fictional pianist, Wertheimer—who meet in 1953 to study with Vladimir Horowitz. In the face of Gould's incomparable genius, Wertheimer and the narrator renounce their musical ambition, but in very different ways. While the latter sets out to write a book about Gould, Wertheimer sinks deep into despair and self-destruction.