- Denmark, fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Musicians, Fiction
"Music is at the heart of this book. The devotion to it of a group of amateur musicians forming the Boman Quartet prevents a series of dramatic events from turning into heart-rending tragedy.
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Classical in form, prestige, resolved and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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- Author
- William Heinesen
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 321
- Publisher
- Dedalus,
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781903517505
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