Golden Boy: Beethovens Adolescence Ross Mikael
Golden Boy: Beethovens Adolescence Ross Mikael A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionMaster cartoonist Mikael Ross (The Thud) tells the story of Beethoven from 1778 to his first major public…
Specifikacia Golden Boy: Beethovens Adolescence Ross Mikael
Golden Boy: Beethovens Adolescence Ross Mikael
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionMaster cartoonist Mikael Ross (The Thud) tells the story of Beethoven from 1778 to his first major public appearance in Vienna in 1795. Father Johann battles with alcoholism and is deep in debt. It begins when the family is living a difficult life in Bonn.
Through this opportunity, he discovered the diaries of the baker's son that lived downstairs from Beethoven's family, the content of which inspired Golden Boy. Only young Ludwig and his talent at the piano offer any hope for the future -- if only he would stop composing his own pieces and just play what's expected of him.Author Ross was asked to do a small comic for the Beethoven Society. As in his previous book, The Thud, Ross skillfully mixes humor with empathy and pure social drama, crafting a coming-of-age story that