Vivaldi and the Number 3
Language: English
Published by Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2004
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In these playful vignettes, Ron Butlin looks at the lives of great composers and philosophers from unusual but always highly entertaining angles. Vivaldi?s creative block is freed with God?s gift of the number 3; Mozart struggles for financial independence by becoming Salzburg?s first private eye; Haydn?s publicity benefits from an appearance on Jerry Springer? Many previously undocumented events from the history of Western civilization are relayed here with a zany touch and a delicious sense of the absurd. When Seneca tests the validity of stoicism by taking up residence in 21st century Edinburgh, Ron Butlin brings these delightful tales to his home town. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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- Title
- Vivaldi and the Number 3
- Author
- Ron Butlin
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1852428422
- ISBN 13
- 9781852428426
- Item weight
- 159 grams
- Dimensions
- 129.0 x 197.0
“It’s not often that composers inspire such funny surrealism. I enjoyed these very much.”—Bernard MacLaverty
In these playful episodes, Ron Butlin weaves delightful fables based on the lives of the great composers and philosophers: Beethoven attempts pyramid selling; Haydn deliberates over the promotional boost he would receive by an appearance on Jerry Springer; Seneca tests the validity of stoicism by taking up residence in 21st century Edinburgh; and God entrusts Vivaldi with the gift of the number 3. Vivaldi and the Number 3 is a delightful mix of music and surreal humour by an acclaimed Scottish writer.
Ron Butlin was born in 1949 in Edinburgh, where he now lives. Having worked variously as a footman, a male model and a barnacle scraper on Thames barges, he has become one of Scotland’s most acclaimed writers.
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