Strange Mr. Satie (BCCB BLUE RIBBON NONFICTION BOOK AWARD

Strange Mr. Satie (BCCB BLUE RIBBON NONFICTION BOOK AWARD (AWARDS))

In Paris, at the turn of the twentieth century, when artists were experimenting with new ways of seeing things, Erik Satie had something new to say about music. Most people didn't understand his pieces; critics called his music surreal. But Erik Satie didn't care. He wanted to make music that followed no rules but its own. Satie's life was strange and wonderful, frenetic and lonely all at the same time. He was friends with Picasso, and with wizards and puppeteers; he scraped himself with a stone instead of bathing, and he once threw his acrobat girlfriend out a window. Now award-winning author M. T. Anderson tells the story of the irreverent French composer in a biography that is witty, accessible, and endlessly surprising, while Petra Mathers' fanciful illustrations capture all the vibrancy that was Erik Satie's topsy-turvy world.

Illustrations by Petra Mathers.
Country USA
Manufacturer Viking Books for Young Readers
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2003-09-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780670036370

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Viking Books for Young Readers
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2003-09-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780670036370

Strange Mr. Satie (BCCB BLUE RIBBON NONFICTION BOOK AWARD (AWARDS))