Summary
The inspiring story of a child prodigy guitarist who gives up the performing life but starts playing again as an adult, sheerly for the love of music. FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK.In a remarkable memoir written with insight and humor, Glenn Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at the age of eight to his acceptance at the elite New England Conservatory of Music. After graduation, he attempts a solo career in Vienna but soon realizes that he has neither the ego nor the talent required to succeed an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307278753 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0307278751 |
| Author: | Glenn Kurtz |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 257g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 132mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
“Graceful… . A lovely, unique book… . A personal journey [that] becomes universal, elevating all in the process.” —Los Angeles Times“A thoughtful and fluid meditation on the subject… . [Kurtz] might just compel you to call your old grade-school piano teacher to see if she’s taking on any new students.”—The New York Times Book Review “A sensuous, evocative memoir about love lost and regained… . Kurtz has gone back to work on his guitar playing, and his devotion seems like a rebirth of self.” —San Francisco Chronicle Book Review“Absorbing … [Written] with uncanny sensitivity about his brief career as a professional performer.”—The Wall Street Journal
About The Author
Glenn Kurtz
Glenn Kurtzholds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Stanford University and was a 2016 Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. He has taught at San Francisco State University, California College of the Arts, and Stanford. He has written several critically-acclaimed books, includingPracticing- A Musician’s Return to Music, and has been published inThe New York Times,Salon,Southwest Review, andZYZZYVA. He lives in New York City.
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