A tragicomedy set around Dvorak's sojourn in the New World. As the composer travels from the tenements of Manhattan's Lower East Side to the Bohemian outpost of Spilville, Iowa, his progress inspires and bewilders many witnesses, Czech and American, and black and white.
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A tragicomedy set around Dvorak's sojourn in the New World. As the composer travels from the tenements of Manhattan's Lower East Side to the Bohemian outpost of Spilville, Iowa, his progress inspires and bewilders many witnesses, Czech and American, and black and white.
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Good. Cover has been laminated. A few dirty marks, light fading and minor shelf wear on cover. Also a signature and small sticker on inside of front cover but content is fine. Text in English, Czech. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Good. Hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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New York. 1987. January 1987. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394546814. Translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. 325 pages. hardcover. Cover: Fred Marcellino. keywords: Literature Translated Czech Eastern Europe. FROM THE PUBLISHER-In 1892, at the height of his prodigious powers, Antonin Dvorak was persuaded to leave his native Bohemia to come to New York to be Director of the National Conservatory of Music. From this biographical footnote, Josef Skvorecky has fashioned a splendid tale: the story of Dvorak's utterly requited love affair with America, the anthem of which is his famous Symphony No. s in E Minor, ‘From the New World. ' Skvorecky gives us an affectionate portrait of a devout, guileless, greatly modest man (known to his students in New York as ‘Old Borax' because they could not cope with his Slavic name), and a wonderfully imagined picture of a little-known period in American musical history, when black composers, musicians, and singers enjoyed a sovereignty they could find nowhere else in American life, and when America (owing in part to Dvorak's influence) first turned to its own cultural roots for musical inspiration. inventory #33796.