Salzman, Mark. The soloist.SALZMAN, Mark. The soloist. Read by David Chandler. 6 tapes. 8.5 hrs. Recorded Books. 1894/2006. 1-4193-8007-9. $68.75. Vinyl; plot notes. SA Salzman's introspective in·tro·spect intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects To engage in introspection. [Latin intr and poignant novel examines the life of a child prodigy Noun 1. child prodigy - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" infant prodigy, wonder child child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke - a young person of either whose world-class musical gifts fail him in adolescence, leaving him without a clear place in his universe. Reinhart (Renne) Sundheimer tells his story in retrospect. Now a college professor in his mid-thirties who is awkward socially and with no sense of self except as a failed cellist, he is intelligent enough to understand the source of his malaise but not strong enough to rise above it. Two unusual events, however, have positive life-altering consequences: he begins to give cello cello or 'cello: see violin. cello or violoncello Bowed, stringed instrument, the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means “little violone”—i.e., “little big viol. lessons to a young Korean boy whose natural talents and single-mindedly aggressive but well-meaning mother mirror and force him to confront the elements that shaped his own unnatural childhood; and, he is selected to sit as a juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. on a homicide case in which there's an insanity defense A defense asserted by an accused in a criminal prosecution to avoid liability for the commission of a crime because, at the time of the crime, the person did not appreciate the nature or quality or wrongfulness of the acts. The insanity defense is used by criminal defendants. . Renne's insightful reflections on the nature of music, childhood, responsibility and reality, while sophisticated, are articulated so simply that young adults will have no difficulty seeing through his eyes and benefiting along with the protagonist. Chandler is highly convincing as the tentative, overly analytical Sundheimer and differentiates the other characters adeptly. Francine Levitov, Attorney, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY S--Recommend for senior high school students. A--Recommend for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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