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- PublisherTransit Lounge
- Publication date2023
- ISBN 10 064556530X
- ISBN 13 9780645565300
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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An Ungrateful Instrument (Hardcover)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. I want to tell a story. A long but simple story. A tale of long recovery. A tale of love. A tale of lost and found.In his remarkable new novel, award-winning Australian author Michael Meehan sensitively explores the links between generational conflict, family, and the creative act. At its heart An Ungrateful Instrument is a novel that portrays a sons struggle to be more than a mere instrument of the fathers ambition. Antoine Forqueray and later his son Jean-Baptiste, were each brought up as child prodigies to the court of Louis XIV. Together, they were said to be the only musicians in France who could play the fathers brilliant, eccentric music for the viola da gamba. In an imaginative masterstroke the story is told by Jean-Baptistes highly attuned deaf-mute sister, Charlotte-Elisabeth. Threaded throughout, deep in a forest an old man creates the gift of a special viol for the boy, Jean Baptiste. This is a novel that can almost be heard like music, as it soars in language, theme, and a wisdom that both embodies and transcends its period setting. An imagination of another order. The Australian Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780645565300
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. I want to tell a story. A long but simple story. A tale of long recovery. A tale of love. A tale of lost and found.In his remarkable new novel, award-winning Australian author Michael Meehan sensitively explores the links between generational conflict, family, and the creative act. At its heart An Ungrateful Instrument is a novel that portrays a sons struggle to be more than a mere instrument of the fathers ambition. Antoine Forqueray and later his son Jean-Baptiste, were each brought up as child prodigies to the court of Louis XIV. Together, they were said to be the only musicians in France who could play the fathers brilliant, eccentric music for the viola da gamba. In an imaginative masterstroke the story is told by Jean-Baptistes highly attuned deaf-mute sister, Charlotte-Elisabeth. Threaded throughout, deep in a forest an old man creates the gift of a special viol for the boy, Jean Baptiste. This is a novel that can almost be heard like music, as it soars in language, theme, and a wisdom that both embodies and transcends its period setting. An imagination of another order. The Australian Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780645565300
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. 'I want to tell a story. A long but simple story. A tale of long recovery. A tale of love. A tale of lost and found.'In his remarkable new novel, award-winning Australian author Michael Meehan sensitively explores the links between generational conflict, family, and the creative act. At its heart An Ungrateful Instrument is a novel that portrays a son's struggle to be more than a mere instrument of the father's ambition. Antoine Forqueray and later his son Jean-Baptiste, were each brought up as child prodigies to the court of Louis XIV. Together, they were said to be the only musicians in France who could play the father's brilliant, eccentric music for the viola da gamba. In an imaginative masterstroke the story is told by Jean-Baptiste's highly attuned deaf-mute sister, Charlotte-Elisabeth. Threaded throughout, deep in a forest an old man creates the gift of a special viol for the boy, Jean Baptiste. This is a novel that can almost be heard like music, as it soars in language, theme, and a wisdom that both embodies and transcends its period setting. 'An imagination of another order.' - The Australian Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780645565300
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