Lost Pianos of Siberia

von Sophy Roberts

448 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

- A fascinating look at a new facet of Siberia, a region that has long captivated the interest and imagination of people around the world.- Roberts expertly uses her quest for a Siberian piano as a framework for the gripping history of the region, and of music in Russia.- Music, and pianos specifically, were expressly used by Catherine the Great to westernize Russia, and thus have played an important role in the complex identity of the country straddling two continents. - For readers of Ian Frazier's Travels in Siberia (ISBN 9780374278724; Macmillan; 10/2010; $30.00; 25,784 sold).- Sophy Roberts is a frequent contributor to the Financial Times and Conde Nast Traveler. She previously worked as the Editor-at-Large for the US edition of Departures, and has written articles for the Wall Street Journal, the Times (UK), Telegraph, Vanity Fair, Architectural Digest, House & Garden, Christies, Porter, Harper's Bazaar, and more. Because of her work, she has extensive media relationships in the U.S.- The Lost Pianos of Siberia is being published in February 2020 by Transworld (UK). Transworld is pursuing a variety of blurbs. Paul Theroux, Helen Rappaport, and Levison Wood have already agreed to blurb.

• Reihe: Grove Press
• ISBN: 9780802149299
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.08.2021
• Größe: 211 x 142 mm
• Verlag: Grove Atlantic, Inc.