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Overview"A spellbinding short novel set in post-revolutionary Russia about a young girl's jealousy. The fifth book of Nina Berberova to be published by New Directions, The Accompanist, written in 1936, proved to be a literary phenomenon in Europe where it was first published. A spellbinding, short novel set in post-revolutionary RussiaThe Accompanist portrays with extraordinary sensitivity the entangled relationships of three intriguing characters. Sonechka is a talented but shy young pianist hired by a beautiful soprano (Maria Nikolaevna) and her devoted, bourgeois husband. Maria is everything Sonechka is notglamorous and flamboyant. Her voice brings with it ""something immortal and indisputable, something which gives reality to the human being's dream of having wings."" Doomed to live in her mentor's shadow, the young girl secretly schemes to expose the singer's infidelities. But as she awaits her chance, the diva's husband takes matters into his own hands, bringing events to a surprising resolution. This intense and beautiful little novel was published in America almost fifty years after it was written; sadly out of print for a number of years, it is a wonderfully compelling and crucial addition to Nina Berberova's growing number of published fictional works." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nina Berberova , Marian Schwartz , Marian SchwartzPublisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Imprint: New Directions Publishing Corporation Volume: 0 Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.100kg ISBN: 9780811215343ISBN 10: 0811215342 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 08 August 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsA splendid, tragically beautiful writer capable of drawing unforgettable characters...sublime """A splendid, tragically beautiful writer capable of drawing unforgettable characters...sublime""" Author InformationNina Nikolaevena Berberova (1901-1993) was born in St. Petersburg. She left Russia after the revolution in 1922, eventually settling in Paris in 1925 with her lover Vladislav Khodasevich. She moved to the U.S. in 1950 and taught at Yale and Princeton. In France she was honored as a Chevalier of the French Order of Arts and Letters. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |