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An old gravedigger recites the story of Nicolo Paganini, the 18th-century Italian violinist whose extraordinary skills and eerie stage presence made him a musical legend.
Series: Creative Editions
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Creative Editions (August 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 156846200X
ISBN-13: 978-1568462004
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.5 x 12.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 8 - 11 years
Grade Level: 1 - 3
The picture book biographer is often a limited soul. If you are churning out biography after biography for a large company then I'm sure the job must feel fairly rote. You tally up the facts, place them in some kind of semblance of order, slap in a timeline, and you are good to go. Personally, I am more interested in the people who walk into the game without any previous experience and end up producing something wild and wacky and doggone weird. Wild, wacky, and weird would actually describe the biography, "Dark Fiddler: The Life and Legend of Nicolo Paganini," to a tee. Pay attention to that subtitle there. "Legend" it says, and certainly author Aaron Frisch is unafraid of calling upon rumor, hearsay, and conjecture to weave a fascinating biography of a man suspected of being in league with the devil himself. The result is an engrossing read, but a difficult product, particularly when you consider its actual purpose. I tend to prefer creative rather than utilitarian sensibilities, but there will undoubtedly be a couple people who enjoy this book while simultaneously scratching their heads over it. A difficult beauty, to say the least.As with any piece, we begin with a Prelude. Frisch writes, "it is hardly surprising that extraordinary musical ability in mere mortals has long been explained by way of heavenly blessing or, more frequently, dark pacts." So it is that we hear the tale of Nicolo Paganini through the words of a gravedigger telling a tale to his assistant. Born near All Hallows' Eve, Paganini's birth was foretold by an angel and he died only to return to life when he was four. A sickly child he was taught the violin and it became part of him.
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