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1 of 1 copy available
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'Dazzling ... The translation by Margaret Sayers Paden is elegant' - New York Times Book Review
'A complex, focused novel ' - The Times
'Passionate ... a paean to music and musical genius, to romantic love and the mysterious sources of language and creativity' - Newsday
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In this magical story of love and art, life and death, Carlos Fuentes entwines two narratives: one tells of the passion of orchestra conductor Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara for red-haired Mexican diva, Inez Prada; the other of the first encounter in human history between a man and a woman. Berlioz's music for The Damnation of Faust brings Atlan-Ferrara and Inez together, and continues to resound on every page of this haunting work. At the same time, the emergent love of neh-el and ah-nel - the original lovers - reminds us of the Faustian pact of love and death.
The link between these two stories is a beautiful crystal seal that belongs to Atlan-Ferrara, who is obsessed by its meaning. Maybe this ancient and seductive object gives its bearer the ability to read unknown languages and hear music of impossible beauty...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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  • ISBN: 9781408837290
  • Release date: August 16, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781408837290
  • File size: 2071 KB
  • Release date: August 16, 2012

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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fiction Literature

Languages

English

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'Dazzling ... The translation by Margaret Sayers Paden is elegant' - New York Times Book Review
'A complex, focused novel ' - The Times
'Passionate ... a paean to music and musical genius, to romantic love and the mysterious sources of language and creativity' - Newsday
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In this magical story of love and art, life and death, Carlos Fuentes entwines two narratives: one tells of the passion of orchestra conductor Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara for red-haired Mexican diva, Inez Prada; the other of the first encounter in human history between a man and a woman. Berlioz's music for The Damnation of Faust brings Atlan-Ferrara and Inez together, and continues to resound on every page of this haunting work. At the same time, the emergent love of neh-el and ah-nel - the original lovers - reminds us of the Faustian pact of love and death.
The link between these two stories is a beautiful crystal seal that belongs to Atlan-Ferrara, who is obsessed by its meaning. Maybe this ancient and seductive object gives its bearer the ability to read unknown languages and hear music of impossible beauty...


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