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Body & Soul
  
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Body & Soul [Large Print] (Hardcover)

de Frank Conroy (Author)
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Conroy's debut novel, of a young and neglected musical prodigy who is taken in by a music-store owner, was named one of PW's best books of 1993.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient de la Mass Market Paperback édition.

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The reward for a young man's diligence is a journey into the homes of the rich and powerful, a gilt-edged marriage, and Carnegie Hall. 2 cassettes. --Ce texte provient de la Audio Cassette édition.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 amazing book, Juil 7 2004
Ce commentaire est de: Body and Soul (Paperback)
After reading other reviews, I felt compelled to add my own. This is the best book I have ever read and as a musician, there are things about this book only musicians would understand. yes, you can be six and love to practice, you can turn out normal even if all you do is music, and music is a natural talent. One can develop the talent at a very young age without any guidance. Conroy displays all these traits with his character, Claude, and he does it beautifully. When I was a child, I'd sit at the piano for hours and I did somewhat teach myself how to read music. I didn't have a piano teacher yet but I still figured songs out and loved everything about the instrument. But I want to defend Conroy in that some children truly have a calling and will motivate themselves. Besides my argument, this book is extremely entertaining and when it was over I searched the back to make sure there were no hidden pages.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A good, old-fashioned story, Sep 20 2003
Par Peggy Vincent "author and reader" (Oakland, CA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Ce commentaire est de: Body and Soul (Paperback)
Body and Soul was named best book of 1993 by Publisher's Weekly. There's a good-guy hero, and there's adversity for him to courageously overcome to reach his dream. Director of the Writer's Workshop at the Univ of Iowa, Frank Conroy avoided the easy-out of formula fiction in favor of crafting his novel with straightforward language and careful writing. We meet 6yo Claude, trapped in a NY apartment all day while his mother drives a taxi. He discovers an old piano in his basement apartment and learns to play. As his talent is recognized, interesting people come into his life and help him along the way toward recognition as a prodigy. As a bonus, the story is set in New York in the 30s thru the 60s, so weget a sociology lesson in inner city life of that era.
Also, read Conroy's engaging memoir, Stop-Time.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent Insight, Jui 17 2003
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Ce commentaire est de: Body and Soul (Paperback)
This wonderful book provides little known insight into the mind of a musician. I found that it had a generally interesting story, although it seemed a little melodramatic at times, especially toward the end. Frank Conroy knows a lot about the musical world, and ties all of the 'trivia' into relevant parts of the story. This book says a lot about the inner psychology of music, or any of the arts. One negative though: Conroy is WAY too hard on Schönberg!
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Body & Soul
This is a lovely, lovely coming-of-age book, beautifully written. A gifted young boy, poorer than poor, is graced with mentors who help him learn to play the piano. Lisez davantage
Publié le Déc 9 2002 par mis_58

4.0étoiles sur 5 Great beginning, Hollywood ending
The first half or so of this story was a page-turner, a young boy born into not so nice circumstances turns out to be a musical prodigy. Lisez davantage
Publié le Oct. 18 2002 par Gail Moore

3.0étoiles sur 5 Story?
This is a terrific book with a lousy story. Having only a cursory knowledge of music myself (but a great love for it), I came away far the wiser about how a true musician hears... Lisez davantage
Publié le Mars 31 2002 par Robert B. Wooldridge

4.0étoiles sur 5 Coming of age tale from a child prodigy's perspective.
Body and Soul tracks the development of a young fellow named Claude Rawlings from the first intimations that this child has a unique musical talent through his childhood and young... Lisez davantage
Publié le Fév 5 2002 par David J. Gannon

5.0étoiles sur 5 I envy those who are about to read this book.
This read this book years ago, when it first came out, and just reread it for the second time. It's as fresh and true as the first time. Lisez davantage
Publié le Oct. 18 2001 par carmenmiranda

4.0étoiles sur 5 Fascinating tale about a passion for music.
Frank Conroy, an accomplished pianist in his own right, certainly knows his subject in Body & Soul. Lisez davantage
Publié le Aoû 15 2001 par Frank Gibbons

5.0étoiles sur 5 Body & Soul
As a musician of many years, and a concert pianist for some of those years, I picked up a copy of Body and Soul from a friend who had it lying around and had never read it. Lisez davantage
Publié le Mars 26 2001 par Jen Leigh

4.0étoiles sur 5 Poetry in book form
Body & Soul is a beautifully written book - some passages were so descriptive - and painted such a concrete picture - I went back and re-read them many times. Lisez davantage
Publié le Janv. 27 2001 par Julia J. Loughran

5.0étoiles sur 5 Music in the key of life
Have you ever felt that you were invisible or unable to make an impression on others? Has your life ever felt empty or useless? Lisez davantage
Publié le Sep 5 2000 par Ahmed S.

5.0étoiles sur 5 incredible read
I am not a musician, but I am an author and I know the amount of effort Frank Conroy put into the research for this book. Music becomes a character. Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 14 2000 par Elaine Bergstrom

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