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Mesh Match For "The Soloist" Hardcover by Steve Lopez:Product Description
More Books by Steve Lopez (Author)Run a Quick Search on "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Soloist"Browse more products related to "Steve Lopez"Review"THE SOLOIST is Lopez's compelling and gruffly tender account of what can happen when you don't step past [those in need]..." "With self-effacing humor, fast-paced yet elegant prose and unsparing honesty, Lopez tells an inspiring story of heartbreak and hope." (starred review) Publisher's noteAn intimate portrait of gifted violinist Nathaniel Ayers traces his promising education at Juilliard, his struggles with schizophrenia, and the factors that led to his homelessness in Los Angeles, circumstances that prompted their friendship and the author's efforts to improve the musician's life in spite of numerous setbacks. AnnotationBeginning in 2005, Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez began chronicling the genius and hardships of Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless schizophrenic classical musician he discovered on skid row playing virtuoso music on a battered violin with only two strings. Over the years, Lopez became intimately involved with Ayers, a gifted musician, who was one of the few African-Americans to attend Juilliard but ultimately dropped out due to the increasing chaos of his mental illness. Through Lopez and other members of the community, Ayers received numerous second chances, playing in local downtown music venues, receiving housing and a beautiful cello, and finally performing at the lavish Disney Hall. However, his remarkable journey was marked by many bumps and setbacks, including a disheartening manic outburst during a performance. In this bracing, fascinating, heartbreaking, and redemptive biography/memoir, Lopez describes his complicated relationship with Ayers--frankly examining the self-serving sides of his own charity--and paints a vivid portrait of a man who lost everything except his love for music. As of 2008, the book is slated to be made into a major motion picture starring Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx as Ayers. If You Enjoy "The Soloist (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:
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