Antonietta
(Book)

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New York : Knopf :, 1991.
ISBN
0679401946, 9780679401940
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Published
New York : Knopf :, 1991.
Format
Book
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304 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0679401946, 9780679401940

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Includes bibliographical references (page 307).
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"John Hersey's brilliantly inventive novel is the romantic odyssey of a Stradivarius violin from its creation three hundred years ago in Cremona through its many adventures in the hands of the famous and infamous ... It begins in 1699 as the great Stradivari, in love at fifty-five, fashions a magnificent instrument and names it Antonietta, after the object of his desire. It ends on Martha's Vineyard with a tone-deaf financier purchasing Antonietta to improve his image as a person of culture. In the intervening years--a sparkling variety of incidents--we see Stradivari's bewitching violin affecting the lives of: the young Mozart in Paris ... the fiercely ambitious Berlioz ... and Stravinsky ... The composers come alive in all their idiosyncrasies, and Antonietta becomes a compelling presence--giving voice to the changing character, and eternal art, of music over the centuries."

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, J. (1991). Antonietta (First edition.). Knopf :.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John, 1914-1993. 1991. Antonietta. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John, 1914-1993. Antonietta Knopf, 1991.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John. Antonietta First edition., Knopf :, 1991.

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