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The stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar eraâan inspiring tale of triumph over crippling incapacity that rivals Shine. The pianist Leon Fleisherâwhose studentâteacher lineage linked him to Beethoven by way of his instructor, Artur Schnabelâdisplayed an exceptional gift from his earliest years. And then, like the hero of a Greek tragedy, he was struck down in his prime: at thirty-six years old, he suddenly and mysteriÂously became unable to use two fingers of his right hand. It is not just Fleisherâs thirty-year search for a cure that drives this remarkable memoir. With his coauthor, celebrated music critic Anne Midgette, the pianist explores the depression that engulfed him as his condition worsened and, perhaps most powerfully of all, the sheer love of music that rescued him from complete self-destruction. Miraculously, at the age of sixty-six, Fleisher was diagnosed with focal dystonia, and cured by experimental Botox injections. In 2003, he returned to Carnegie Hall to give his first two-handed recital in over three decades, bringing down the house. Sad, reflective, but ultimately triumphant, My Nine Lives comÂbines the glamour, pathos, and courage of Fleisherâs life with real musical and intellectual substance. Fleisher embodies the resilience of the human spirit, and his memoir proves that true passion always finds a way.
Hardcover:
9780385529181 | Doubleday, November 30, 2010, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: The stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar eraâan inspiring tale of triumph over crippling incapacity that rivals Shine.
Paperback:
9780767931373 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, November 1, 2011), cover price $16.00
Miscellaneous:
9780385533669 | Doubleday, November 30, 2010, cover price $26.00
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9781570425240 | Hachette Audio, March 1, 1998, cover price $12.98 | About this edition: Presents a compilation of interviews and commentary originally broadcast on National Public Radio, including profiles of Margot Fonteyn, Wynton Marsalis, Anthony Hopkins, and Rosemary Clooney.
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