I found this on one of the blogs I follow, Books are the New Black who found it at One Book More. It was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles.
November: Books about music/musicians
I love music and I love to read about it. So, this was a very nice challenge. Enjoy!
NOVEMBER
N
Simmonds, Jeremy "Number One in Heaven – The Heroes Who Died For Rock 'n' Roll" - 2006
Facts on all those Rock & Pop icons that have left us far too early due to an untimely death.
O
Dinesen, Isak/Blixen, Karen "Out of Africa" - 1937
Who doesn't remember the gramophone Karen Blixen brings to her plantation in Africa?
V
Bjørnstad, Ketil "Villa Europa" (NO: Villa Europa) - 1992
An epic saga about a Norwegian family throughout the 20th century. The author was a musician himself.
E
Austen, Jane "Emma" - 1816
There are always musicians in Jane Austen's novels. In this one, Emma herself plays the piano, and also another girl important to the story, Jane Fairfax
M
Simmonds, Jeremy "Number One in Heaven – The Heroes Who Died For Rock 'n' Roll" - 2006
Facts on all those Rock & Pop icons that have left us far too early due to an untimely death.
O
Dinesen, Isak/Blixen, Karen "Out of Africa" - 1937
Who doesn't remember the gramophone Karen Blixen brings to her plantation in Africa?
V
Bjørnstad, Ketil "Villa Europa" (NO: Villa Europa) - 1992
An epic saga about a Norwegian family throughout the 20th century. The author was a musician himself.
E
Austen, Jane "Emma" - 1816
There are always musicians in Jane Austen's novels. In this one, Emma herself plays the piano, and also another girl important to the story, Jane Fairfax
M
Tremain, Rose "Music & Silence" - 1999
The title already says it all. Music. A story of the Danish court in the 17th century.
B
Falcones, Ildefonso "The Barefoot Queen" (E: La Reina Descalza) - 2013
Caridad is the Barefoot Queen, a gypsy who makes a living with her dancing.
E
Seth, Vikram "An Equal Music" - 1999
The story of a violonist and his problems with love, his job, his parents, but mainly love.
R
Hislop, Victoria "The Return" - 2008
A young woman comes to Granada to dance and discovers not only the terrible history of the Spanish Civil War but also her own.
The title already says it all. Music. A story of the Danish court in the 17th century.
B
Falcones, Ildefonso "The Barefoot Queen" (E: La Reina Descalza) - 2013
Caridad is the Barefoot Queen, a gypsy who makes a living with her dancing.
E
Seth, Vikram "An Equal Music" - 1999
The story of a violonist and his problems with love, his job, his parents, but mainly love.
R
Hislop, Victoria "The Return" - 2008
A young woman comes to Granada to dance and discovers not only the terrible history of the Spanish Civil War but also her own.
Happy Reading!
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Fun choices! The only two I've read are Out of Africa and Emma.
ReplyDeleteI think those are the more popular ones, Lark, at least internationally. But I am sure you would like some of the others, especially the last one.
DeleteGreat choices and connections to music. Love it. Music & Silence sounds interesting, I have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure you will like that, Lisbeth. If you haven't found it the next time you pass by our house, I think I still have the copy.
DeleteAh yes, of course the gramophone!!
ReplyDeleteYup. Big part of the story. At least I think so. When they listen to classical music in the middle of Africa. Thanks, Emma.
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