Sonata mulattica : a life in five movements and a short play : poems
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Sonata mulattica : a life in five movements and a short play : poems
（A Norton paperback）
W.W. Norton, 2010
- : pbk
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"First published as a Norton paperback 2010"--T.p. verso
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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.
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