Sonata Mulattica: A Life in Five Movements and a Short Play

by Rita Dove

Book Overview

The son of a white woman and an "African Prince," George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780-1860) travels to Vienna to meet "bad-boy" genius Ludwig van Beethoven. The great composer's subsequent sonata is originally dedicated to the young mulatto, but George, exuberant with acclaim, offends Beethoven over a woman. From this crucial encounter evolves a grandiose yet melancholy poetic tale. A New Yorker's A Year's Reading; Booklist Editors Choice Award.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393338932
• ISBN13: 9780393338935
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"