Tenth Symphony
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A work of historical fiction steeped in the grandeur and intrigue of nineteenth-century Europe, Tenth Symphony by Mark Aldanov unfolds against the backdrop of the Napoleonic era, weaving together the lives of real and fictional characters with masterful precision. Aldanov, celebrated for his richly researched and intellectually sophisticated novels, chronicles a world of political upheaval, artistic ambition, and moral complexity, drawing readers into the salons and courts of a continent in transformation. The narrative centers on the mysterious circumstances surrounding Beethoven's legendary — and possibly apocryphal — tenth symphony, using this tantalizing premise to illuminate the passions, rivalries, and philosophical tensions of the age. Written with the cool, ironic detachment that defines Aldanov's prose, the story presents history not as a parade of heroic certainties but as a theater of human ambiguity and chance. Elegant, erudite, and quietly suspenseful, it stands as a testament to Aldanov's singular ability to make the past feel urgently, intimately alive.
Author: Mark Aldanov
Format: Hardback
Published: 1950, Jonathan Cape
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A work of historical fiction steeped in the grandeur and intrigue of nineteenth-century Europe, Tenth Symphony by Mark Aldanov unfolds against the backdrop of the Napoleonic era, weaving together the lives of real and fictional characters with masterful precision. Aldanov, celebrated for his richly researched and intellectually sophisticated novels, chronicles a world of political upheaval, artistic ambition, and moral complexity, drawing readers into the salons and courts of a continent in transformation. The narrative centers on the mysterious circumstances surrounding Beethoven's legendary — and possibly apocryphal — tenth symphony, using this tantalizing premise to illuminate the passions, rivalries, and philosophical tensions of the age. Written with the cool, ironic detachment that defines Aldanov's prose, the story presents history not as a parade of heroic certainties but as a theater of human ambiguity and chance. Elegant, erudite, and quietly suspenseful, it stands as a testament to Aldanov's singular ability to make the past feel urgently, intimately alive.