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The Lost Pianos of Siberia - Sophy Roberts

The Lost Pianos of Siberia

A Sunday Times Book of 2020

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Buch | Hardcover
448 Seiten
2020
Doubleday (Verlag)
978-0-85752-494-2 (ISBN)
CHF 29,90 inkl. MwSt
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A critically-acclaimed Sunday Times, Spectator and Independent BOOK OF 2020
'Richly absorbing... An impressive exploration of Siberia's terrifying past.' Guardian
'Evocative and wonderfully original.' Colin Thubron
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Siberia's expansive history is traditionally one of exiles, bitter cold and suffering. Yet there is another tale to tell.

Dotted throughout this remote and beautiful landscape are pianos created during the boom years of the nineteenth century. They tell the story of how, ever since entering Russian culture under the influence of Catherine the Great, piano music has run through the country like blood. How these pianos made the journey into this snow-bound wilderness in the first place is remarkable. That they might be capable of making music in such a hostile landscape feels like a miracle.

The Lost Pianos of Siberia is an absorbing story about a piano hunt - a quixotic quest through two centuries of Russian history and eight time zones stretching across an eleventh of the world's land surface. It reveals not only an unexpected musical legacy, but profound and brave humanity in the last place on earth you might expect to find it.
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What readers are saying about The Lost Pianos of Siberia:

***** 'You know a book's good when, on finishing it, you just want to start again.'
***** 'Beautifully written, full of compelling anecdotes celebrating Siberia's extraordinary history.'
***** 'The most unusual and intelligent way to tell a travel story.'

Sophy Roberts is a British writer whose work focuses on the wild places from Papua New Guinea to the Congo. She began her career assisting the writer Jessica Mitford, and trained in journalism at Columbia University in New York. She regularly contributes to the Financial Times and the US edition of Condé Nast Traveler, among others. The Lost Pianos of Siberia is her first book.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 144 x 222 mm
Gewicht 559 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Instrumentenkunde
Reisen Reiseberichte Asien
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10 0-85752-494-1 / 0857524941
ISBN-13 978-0-85752-494-2 / 9780857524942
Zustand Neuware
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