Pathetic Symphony: A Novel About Tchaikovsky

"An Interesting version of the emotional rearing and bucking that seems to accompany or result in major artistic output." -- The New Yorker "The author is a true son of his father, Thomas Mann"-- The Times Literary Supplement "The real significant contribution are the erotic passages, the recreation of European musical society ... and the final death is a romantic and Shakespearean curtain scene which has the splendid emotionalism of Tchaikovsky's own finales.""-- The New York Times Book Review