For You
The Libretto for Michael Berkeley's Opera
$24.81
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2008
Summary
A powerful drama of passion, obsession and tragedy from one of Britain’s greatest living writers.
Charles Frieth, pre-eminent composer, conductor and prodigious womaniser, is preparing for a performance of one of his early works, and the world premiere of Demonic Aubade. Obstinate and myopic, he is oblivious to the growing turmoil around him; his wife’s poor health and sadness; the exhausted efforts of his secretary, and the destructive passion of his housekeeper, Maria.
As th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099526995 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099526999 |
| Author: | Ian McEwan |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 78g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 7mm |
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The characters are etched with impressive economy by McEwan
The characters are etched with impressive economy by McEwan * The Evening Standard *
About The Author
Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen books. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; The Cement Garden; Enduring Love; Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; Atonement; Saturday; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; and Nutshell, which was a Number One bestseller. Atonement and Enduring Love have both been turned into award-winning films, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach are in production and set for release this year, and filming is currently underway for a BBC TV adaptation of The Child in Time.
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