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Ravel a novel

Ravel is a beguiling and original evocation of the last ten years in the life of the musical genius Ravel, written by novelist Jean Echenoz. The book opens in 1928 as Maurice Ravel--dandy, eccentric, curmudgeon--crosses the Atlantic abroad the luxury liner the SS France to begin his triumphant grand tour of the United States. A "master magician of the French novel" (The Washington Post), Echenoz captures the folly of the era as well as its genius, including Ravel's personal life--sartorially and socially splendid--as well as his most successful compositions from 19.

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  • "In 1927 as Maurice Ravel - dandy, eccentric, and curmudgeon - voyages across the Atlantic aboard the luxurious ocean liner The France to begin his triumphant grand tour across the United States. Ravel travels across America, playing in grand concert halls from Boston to Chicago to California, meeting luminaries of the day including Stravinsky, Mahler, Bartok, Toscanini, Gershwin, and even Charlie Chaplin. Concentrating both on Ravel's personal life - sartorially and socially splendid - and on his most successful compositions from 1927 to 1937."
  • "Ravel is a beguiling and original evocation of the last ten years in the life of the musical genius Ravel, written by novelist Jean Echenoz. The book opens in 1928 as Maurice Ravel--dandy, eccentric, curmudgeon--crosses the Atlantic abroad the luxury liner the SS France to begin his triumphant grand tour of the United States. A "master magician of the French novel" (The Washington Post), Echenoz captures the folly of the era as well as its genius, including Ravel's personal life--sartorially and socially splendid--as well as his most successful compositions from 19."@en
  • "A bestseller in France, "Ravel" opens in 1927 as Maurice Ravel--da- ndy, eccentric, and curmudgeon--voyages across the Atlantic aboard the luxurious ocean liner the France to begin his triumphant grand tour across the United States. Illuminated by flashes of Echenoz's characteristically sly humor, Ravel is not just a delightfully quirky portrait of a famous musician coping with the ups and downs of his professional and personal life, but a truly touching farewell to a dignified and lonely old man going reluctantly into the night. Along the way, he meets and greets luminaries including Stravinsky, Satie, Mahler, Bartok, Gershwin, and Charlie Chaplin."
  • "Roman retraçant les dix dernières années du compositeur M. Ravel (1875-1937). En 1914, son corps était si léger qu'il tenta de persuader les autorités militaires qu'un pareil poids serait justement idéal dans l'aviation. Cette incorporation lui fut refusée mais devant son insistance, il fut affecté finalement à la conduite des poids lourds."

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  • "Historica fiction"
  • "Genres littéraires"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Francouzské romány"
  • "Powieść francuska"@pl
  • "Powieść francuska"
  • "French fiction"

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  • "Ravel : Roman"
  • "Ravelʹ"
  • "Ravel"@pl
  • "Ravel"@es
  • "Ravel"
  • "Ṙavel"
  • "Ravel : roman"
  • "Ravel a novel"@en
  • "Ravel : a novel"
  • "Ravel : un romanzo"
  • "Ravel : un romanzo"@it
  • "Ravel : [roman]"
  • "Равель"

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