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Lev's Violin: An Italian Adventure

Lev's Violin: An Italian Adventure


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About the Book

An unexpected journey through Italy, led by the voice of a violin From the moment she hears Lev's violin for the first time, Helena Attlee is captivated. She is told that it is an Italian instrument, named after its former Russian owner. Eager to discover all she can about its ancestry and the stories contained within its delicate wooden body, she sets out for Cremona, birthplace of the Italian violin. This is the beginning of a beguiling journey whose end she could never have anticipated. Making its way from dusty workshops, through Alpine forests, cool Venetian churches, glittering Florentine courts, and far-flung Russian flea markets, Lev's Violin takes us from the heart of Italian culture to its very furthest reaches. Its story of luthiers and scientists, princes and orphans, musicians, composers, travellers and raconteurs swells to a poignant meditation on the power of objects, stories and music to shape individual lives and to craft entire cultures.

About the Author :
Helena Attlee is the author of the award-winning Sunday Times bestseller The Land Where Lemons Grow. She has worked in Italy for much of her life, and it has been the inspiration for many of her books.

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Utterly enthralling - a beautifully written voyage of discovery that takes us deep into the heart of music-making. A beguiling quest that draws its author from the Italian heartland of the violin to the edge of Asiatic Russia, told with a passion that is at once gentle and compelling. Elegant and ambitious ... Attlee pursues her story with honesty, diligence and open-mindedness ... An original and refreshingly unorthodox approach to history Attlee's love and unbounded enthusiasm for Italy shine through the pages ... She writes with zest about her sleuthing odyssey, her investigations into the art of lutherie and the dynasties dedicated to the crafting of these delightful objects. Whether it be a distant family history, the timber forests of the Dolomites or a momentary encounter, Attlee captures it in firm, fresh prose. Attlee writes with rare beauty and sensitivity about music, and her love of Italian culture positively sings from the pages ... Deeply absorbing In limpid, searching prose, Helena Attlee shows us how music can cast spells but also bridge the distance of centuries. Charming and original ... Attlee has the natural storyteller's gift. Charming ... Attlee tells the story in easy, luminous prose, infused with a deep understanding for the way human value accrues mysteriously in things, and in the act of making them Reading Lev's Violin is like listening to a fine instrument: thoroughly relaxing but also exciting, fun yet deeply serious ... with constant surprises and charms Illuminating, engrossing ... a wide-ranging exploration of the history and cultural significance of the Italian violin Beguiling and truly original ... An amazing journey ... one of the joys is the glimpses it affords of forgotten historical byways and of a colourful, sometimes roguish cast of characters ... Attlee has such a wonderful way with words that as a reader you almost imagine you can see, as well as hear, Lev's violin Seductive, captivating ... A book that pleases the more for so neatly resisting characterisation


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780241402559
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Particular Books
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Weight: 424 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0241402557
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2021
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: An Italian Adventure
  • Width: 162 mm


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