The soloist [electronic resource] : a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music / Steve Lopez.
When journalist Steve Lopez sees Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' skid row, he finds it impossible to walk away. More than thirty years ago, Ayers was a promising classical bass student at Juilliard--ambitious, charming, and also one of the few African-Americans--until he gradually lost his ability to function, overcome by schizophrenia. Over time, the two men form a bond and Lopez imagines that he might be able to change Ayers's life. The soloist is a beautifully told story of devotion in the face of seemingly unbeatable challenges.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781433247668 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1433247666 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- Publisher: [Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, 2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 6:42:06. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by William Hughes. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 96313 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Ayers, Nathaniel Anthony. Homeless persons > California > Los Angeles. Violinists > California > Biography. Skid row > California > Los Angeles. |
Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Audiobooks. |