Ascension - John Coltrane And His Quest (Paperback, 1st Da Capo Press ed)

It is the summer of 1976 and Salvo Ursari, a man of retirement age, is walking on a taut wire strung between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade centre, almost fourteen hundred feet above the city. Far below him in the gaping crowd stands his wife, Anna, to whom he has made a solemn promise: This wire walk will end his career. In this daring moment, Steven Galloway opens his riveting novel about Salvo Ursari, whose life begins in 1919 amid a Transylvanian boyhood inhabited by gypsy folklore and inspired by the bravery of his persecuted people. Salvo's story moves irresistibly from a tragic fire that envelops his family, to street life in Budapest, where he learns the skills of a wire walker, to the carnivals of Europe and the competitive world of the American circus. Most fulfilled when living with paradox, Salvo feels safest while performing startling feats of balance on a wire high above the dangerous world and most endangered if performing above a net. With compassion, warmth, and blazing originality, Ascension combines jaw-dropping storytelling, and fantastical symbolism with mesmerizing detail of Romany and circus culture, and an unforgettable walk with the amazing Salvo Ursari.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1995
First published:	September 1995
Authors:	Eric Nisenson
Dimensions:	204 x 128 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	278
Edition:	1st Da Capo Press ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-80644-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Wind instruments > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Wind instruments > General Promotions
LSN:	0-306-80644-4
Barcode:	9780306806445

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!