Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary: A Legendary Life Rediscovered
by Alain Guede
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Book Summary Information
Author: Alain GuedeTranslator: Gilda M. Roberts
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-12-01
ISBN: 0312309279
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Picador
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Book Review: Great Book,
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a extremely well written biography of one of history's most talented, yet obscured persons. Saint-George was a man of immense talents, but could not overcome the stigma of belonging to two seperate worlds, one of acceptance, and one of color. The story is poignant in it's telling but tragic in it's ending. It is my strong desire to turn this story into a screenplay so that all the world can come to know the story of this tragic figure. A worthwhile read!
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Summary of Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary: A Legendary Life Rediscovered
Virtually forgotten until now, his life is the stuff of legend. Born in 1739 in Guadeloupe to a slave mother and a French noble father, he became the finest swordsman of his age, an insider at the doomed court of Louis XVI, and, most of all, a virtuosic musician. A violinist, he directed the Olympic Society of Concerts, which was considered the finest in Europe in an age of great musicians, including Haydn, from whom he commissioned a symphony, and Mozart, to whom he was often compared. He also became the first Freemason of color, embracing the French Revolution with the belief that it would end the racism against which-despite his illustrious achievements-he struggled his whole life. This is the life of Joseph Bologne, known variously as Monsieur de Saint-George, the 'Black Mozart,' and, because of his origins, 'the American.' Alain Gud offers a fascinating account of this extra-ordinary individual, whose musical compositions are at long last being revived and whose story will never again be forgotten.General Books
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