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

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.

Author: Rita Dove
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/27/2010
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780393338935