About the book
A beautiful hardcover anthology of short stories about music by a remarkable array of literary greats, selected by someone who is both a musician and a writer
Music may be a universal language that transcends words, but that hasn't stopped our most accomplished writers from trying to capture its essence on the page, paying homage to one art form through another. The dazzling examples collected here range from Virginia Woolf's \"The String Quartet\" to Langston Hughes's \"The Blues I'm Playing\" and Donald Barthelme's \"The King of Jazz,\" and from Ivan Turgenev's \"The Song of Triumphant Love\" to Katherine Mansfield's \"The Singing Lesson\" and Ian McEwan's \"A Duet.\" Here are melodious scenes from E. M. Forster's Howards End and Vikram Seth's An Equal Music, and stories by James Joyce, Gustave Flaubert, and Marcel Proust in harmony with pieces by Vladimir Nabokov, Maya Angelou, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Philip K. Dick. Together these twenty-four musical tales make up a gorgeous symphony of literary delights.
Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.
Editions of Music Stories
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781101908419
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A beautiful hardcover anthology of short stories about music by a remarkable array of literary greats, selected by someone who is both a musician and a writer
Music may be a universal language that transcends words, but that hasn't stopped our most accomplished writers from trying to capture its essence on the page, paying homage to one art form through another. The dazzling examples collected here range from Virginia Woolf's \"The String Quartet\" to Langston Hughes's \"The Blues I'm Playing\" and Donald Barthelme's \"The King of Jazz,\" and from Ivan Turgenev's \"The Song of Triumphant Love\" to Katherine Mansfield's \"The Singing Lesson\" and Ian McEwan's \"A Duet.\" Here are melodious scenes from E. M. Forster's Howards End and Vikram Seth's An Equal Music, and stories by James Joyce, Gustave Flaubert, and Marcel Proust in harmony with pieces by Vladimir Nabokov, Maya Angelou, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Philip K. Dick. Together these twenty-four musical tales make up a gorgeous symphony of literary delights.
Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Music Stories about?
A beautiful hardcover anthology of short stories about music by a remarkable array of literary greats, selected by someone who is both a musician and a writer
Music may be a universal language that transcends words, but that hasn't stopped our most accomplished writers from trying to capture its essence on the page, paying homage to one art form through another. The dazzling examples collected here range from Virginia Woolf's \"The String Quartet\" to Langston Hughes's \"The Blues I'm Playing\" and Donald Barthelme's \"The King of Jazz,\" and from Ivan Turgenev's \"The Song of Triumphant Love\" to Katherine Mansfield's \"The Singing Lesson\" and Ian McEwan's \"A Duet.\" Here are melodious scenes from E. M. Forster's Howards End and Vikram Seth's An Equal Music, and stories by James Joyce, Gustave Flaubert, and Marcel Proust in harmony with pieces by Vladimir Nabokov, Maya Angelou, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Philip K. Dick. Together these twenty-four musical tales make up a gorgeous symphony of literary delights.
Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Music Stories?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Music Stories?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781101908419
Is Music Stories part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Music Stories?
Wesley Stace
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Music Stories is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781101908419)
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