Nocturnes

Five interconnected stories in which music is a vivid and essential character. (more)

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One of the most celebrated writers of our time gives us his first cycle of short fiction: five brilliantly etched, inter... (more)

One of the most celebrated writers of our time gives us his first cycle of short fiction: five brilliantly etched, interconnected stories in which music is a vivid and essential character. A once-popular singer, desperate to make a comeback, turning from the one certainty in his life ... A man whose unerring taste in music is the only thing his closest friends value in him ... A struggling singer-songwriter unwittingly involved in the failing marriage of a couple he's only just met ... A gifted, underappreciated jazz musician who lets himself believe that plastic surgery will help his career ... A young celist whose tutor promises to "unwrap" his talent ... (less)