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The soloist

Paperback • 2009 • English • 1. edition

The soloist

By Steve Lopez

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About the book

Now a major motion picture-"An intimate portrait of mental illness, of atrocious social neglect, and the struggle to resurrect a fallen prodigy." (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down) This is the true story of journalist Steve Lopez's discovery of Nathaniel Ayers, a former classical bass student at Julliard, playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' Skid Row. Deeply affected by the beauty of Ayers's music, Lopez took it upon himself to change the prodigy's life-only to find...Show more

Biography and non-fiction prose

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ISBN

9780425226001

Publisher

Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Published year

2009

Language

English

Edition

1

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The soloist

Format

Paperback

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