The Soloist (Movie Tie-In): A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music

English

ISBN: 1440638276

EAN: 9781440638275

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians/Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness/

Publisher: Berkley

Release Date: 04/17/2008

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis:
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 that their relationship has had a profound change on his own life.

Awards: Christopher Book Awards – null  Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year – null 

The Soloist (Movie Tie-In): A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - EPUB