The son of a white woman and an “African Prince,” George Polgreen Bridgetower (1780–1860) travels to Vienna to meet “bad-boy” genius Ludwig van Beethoven. The great composer’s subsequent sonata is originally dedicated to the young mulatto, but George, exuberant with acclaim, offends Beethoven over a woman. From this crucial encounter evolves a grandiose yet melancholy poetic tale.
- ISBN10 0393070085
- ISBN13 9780393070088
- Publish Date 21 April 2009
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 24 December 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English