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The Black Violin

By Maxence Fermine, Chris Mulhern (Translator)

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| Paperback | 9780953420568

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There were many musical souls adrift on that raft of silence that is Venice. There was the music of Johannes Karelsky.There was the music of Erasmus, the violin maker. And there was the music of war. But of that, the two men never spoke.

From the internationally acclaimed author of SnowContinue

There were many musical souls adrift on that raft of silence that is Venice. There was the music of Johannes Karelsky.There was the music of Erasmus, the violin maker. And there was the music of war. But of that, the two men never spoke.

From the internationally acclaimed author of Snow comes a timeless tale of love and music set against the romantic backdrop of eighteenth-century Venice.

In 1797, the violin prodigy Johannes Karelsky arrives in Venice after fighting with Napoleon's army in the Italian campaign. After the war, he boards with an aged violin maker named Erasmus who created the legendary "Black Violin," which he forbids Johannes to touch because, as he says, "Once you have tasted it, you will never be the same again." Johannes becomes obsessed with the idea of playing this violin as well as finding the woman who saved his life when he was injured in battle.

Beautifully written and highly evocative, The Black Violin interweaves Johannes's quest for love and the history of this mysterious instrument in a narrative that is sure to resonate long after the last page is turned.

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  • The Best Reviews: Maxence Fermine, The Black Violin

    "Interesting story" At five years old Johannes Karelsky heard a traveling gypsy perform in a violin and knew that is what he wanted to do. Two years later he is making the rounds of the late eighteenth century European courts receiving accolades as a ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • The Black Violin

    The Black Violin Maxence Fermine Atria Hardcover 144 pages November 2003 If the adage brevity is the soul of wit is true, then The Black Violin is the wittiest piece of writing I have read in years. The story combines a master violinist with a superi ... (read full critics)

    curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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