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Wild, passionate, tormented, operatic, Violin moves from nineteenth-century Vienna to modern New Orleans to Rio de Janiero telling the story of three unforgettable people. The first is an exquisite and vulnerable young woman who dreams of becoming a great musician. The second is a brilliantly talented and dangerously seductive violinist--a ghost--who uses his gifts, and his magic violin, to engage and dominate the emotions of his prey. The third who, in essence, is always present, is the spectre of Beethoven. The dramatic interplay of their ambitions, dreams, and desires are the stuff of an operatic tale full of passion and musicProduct Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Audio Publishing Group
ISBN-100679460381
ISBN-139780679460381
eBay Product ID (ePID)1803005
Product Key Features
Publication Year1997
TopicHorror, General
Book TitleViolin
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorAnne Rice
Dimensions
Item Height1.1in.
Item Length7.2in.
Item Weight5.6 Oz
Item Width4.1in.
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Sit back and enjoy. . . . The story flows like blood--the life-giving, life-celebrating kind." --San Francisco Chronicle "A PASSIONATE MIXTURE OF EARTHLY FEARS AND SUPERNATURAL TERRORS." --The Baltimore Sun "[AN] ABSORBING NOVEL THAT TAKES THE READER ON A SUSPENSEFUL JOURNEY THROUGH TIME, PLACE, AND MIND . . . The instrument of the title belongs to a ghost, the brooding 19th-century aristocrat Stefan, who ventures to 20th-century New Orleans to brew up mischief and seek release from his torment. Told from the point of view of Triana, the humane woman drawn into Stefan's nefarious plot, the tale charts two lives touched by tragedy and alienation. . . . A rich, detailed literary symphony." --The Cleveland Plain Dealer "THE TALE OF A DEVILISHLY HAUNTING STRADIVARIUS . . . HER BEST WORK SINCE 1990'S THE WITCHING HOUR." --The Dallas Morning News "FULL OF EVOCATIVE IMAGERY . . . THIS IS A BOOK THAT UNDRESSES ITS CHARACTERS LAYER BY LAYER." --USA Today
IllustratedYes
Volume NumberSet
Dewey Decimal813.54
Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition