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Paul Micou (2)

Autore di The Music Programme

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8 opere 137 membri 2 recensioni

Opere di Paul Micou

The Music Programme (1989) 29 copie
The Cover Artist (1991) 23 copie
Rotten Times (1993) 17 copie
The Last Word (1993) 13 copie
Adam's Wish (1994) 12 copie
The Leper's Bell (1999) 10 copie

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Data di nascita
unknown
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
UK

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The Death of David Debrizzi is an entertaining novel. It's written as a series of counterpoint letters, with Pierre La Valoise quibbling with Sir Geoffrey's biography of their shared precocious piano student (David Debrizzi). The two have been competing over Debrizzi for years.

La Valoise is an over-the-top character; his voice is both fun and funny to read. It is his character that comes through most strongly. Sir Geoffrey is also well-drawn, though very minimal extracts from the biography he is supposed to have written. However, the other characters are largely forgettable; there are no decent or even interesting female characters; and (I concede it's possibly intentional) Debrizzi remains a cipher. Intentional or not, this made it hard for me to care very much, and I got a bit tired of the book towards the end.

There are some very effective sections on the relationship between teacher and pupil, and about how the teacher's experiences shape their advice and guidance.
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daisyq | 1 altra recensione | Mar 31, 2013 |
Rival biographers may prove as antagonistic as biographer and subject. Paul Micou’s novel, The Death of David Debrizzi, consists of a series of letters written by Pierre La Valoise, one of the two mentors of Debrizzi, a young concert pianist, to the other, who has published a biography of Debrizzi. La Valoise calls the other's work, `Your increasingly arrogant and self-serving volume', and writes, `I have set myself the task of clearing up the errors in your Life’ -- and does so, chapter by chapter. Micou’s novel is truly a biographical counterblast.… (altro)
 
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KayCliff | 1 altra recensione | Aug 27, 2012 |

Statistiche

Opere
8
Utenti
137
Popolarità
#149,084
Voto
½ 3.5
Recensioni
2
ISBN
22
Lingue
1

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