A debut novel by the 1987 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, about an artist on a journey of self-discovery—navigating a family secret, racism, and the conflict between marriage and career. “Skillfully evokes the mood of a decade when social change seemed not only possible but imminent.” —Washington Post Book World When a woman returns to her Midwestern hometown as an artist-in-residence to teach puppetry to schoolchildren, her homecoming also means grappling with artistic ambition, memories of rejected love, and shocking truths about her family.
Rita Dove Books
Rita Dove, a former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner, is a celebrated poet and musician. Her work is distinguished by its potent lyricism and frequent exploration of themes surrounding history, identity, and the creative process. Dove is renowned for her ability to weave personal experience into broader cultural and societal contexts, employing a poetic language that is both accessible and rich.
Sonata Mulattica
- 260 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Detallando la volátil relación entre el violinista negro George Bridgetower y Beethoven, el hijo de una mujer blanca y un "príncipe africano", George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780–1860) viaja a Viena para conocer al genio "chico malo" Ludwig van Beethoven. La gran sonata del compositor está originalmente dedicada al joven mulato, pero George, exuberante por el reconocimiento, ofende a Beethoven por una mujer. De este encuentro crucial evoluciona un relato poético grandioso pero melancólico.