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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"A compact masterpiece dedicated to the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich--Julian Barnes's first novel since his best-selling, Booker Prize-winning The Sense of an Ending. 1936: Shostakovich, just thirty, fears for his livelihood and his life. Stalin, hitherto a distant figure, has taken a sudden interest in his work and denounced his latest opera. Now, certain he will be exiled to Siberia (or, more likely, shot dead on the spot), he reflects on...
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[2005] ©2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the lives of two boys--one who is forgotten by history, and one who becomes the creator of the world's most famous detective--as they pursue their separate destinies until they meet in a remarkable alliance.
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