Black Violin

by Maxence Fermine

Genres: General Fiction; Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Wounded while fighting with Napoleon's army in the Italian campaign, violin prodigy Johannes Karelsky arrives in Venice, where he is rescued by a mysterious woman and boards with Erasmus, an aged violin maker who has created the legendary "Black Violin," an instrument with which Johannes becomes obsessed as he searches for his enigmatic rescuer.

Release date: November 18, 2003

Publisher: Atria Books

Print pages: 144

Sample

Chapter One

Johannes Karelsky was a violinist.
But in truth, he was far more than that.
For Johannes Karelsky was a genius.
And his secret wish was to write the most beautiful opera ever written.

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