The Universe Playing Strings

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Universe Playing Strings by R. M. Kinder, University of New Mexico Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: R. M. Kinder ISBN: 9780826357427
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Publication: August 15, 2016
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Language: English
Author: R. M. Kinder
ISBN: 9780826357427
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication: August 15, 2016
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English

Music is the heartbeat of this novel about the world of hometown musicians—the jamming venues, the contests, the onstage cues, the subtle rules. The story focuses on four musicians: Carl Bradshaw, an aging Oklahoma fiddler; Amy Chandler, a young dumpling who can outpick most guitarists; Jack Martin, who lives in the shadow of a successful father; and Cora, an older woman on the edge of a world she believes can’t be hers. The novel’s structure reflects the sets of a performance on stage, with smaller sections that serve to introduce the musicians. Song titles, phrases, and sounds are part of the language, as are the characters’ styles in speaking about music, creating it, and performing it. With its winning evocation of the joy of playing together, The Universe Playing Strings will remind readers of the movies Once and Crazy Heart.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Music is the heartbeat of this novel about the world of hometown musicians—the jamming venues, the contests, the onstage cues, the subtle rules. The story focuses on four musicians: Carl Bradshaw, an aging Oklahoma fiddler; Amy Chandler, a young dumpling who can outpick most guitarists; Jack Martin, who lives in the shadow of a successful father; and Cora, an older woman on the edge of a world she believes can’t be hers. The novel’s structure reflects the sets of a performance on stage, with smaller sections that serve to introduce the musicians. Song titles, phrases, and sounds are part of the language, as are the characters’ styles in speaking about music, creating it, and performing it. With its winning evocation of the joy of playing together, The Universe Playing Strings will remind readers of the movies Once and Crazy Heart.

More books from University of New Mexico Press

Cover of the book Into the Great White Sands by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Food Sovereignty the Navajo Way by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Nixon and the Environment by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book A Guide to Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Acequia Culture: Water, Land, and Community in the Southwest by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Conquest and Catastrophe by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book New Mexico's High Peaks by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Railroad Empire across the Heartland by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Defying the Inquisition in Colonial New Mexico by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book For Every Indio Who Falls by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book The Suppressed Memoirs of Mabel Dodge Luhan: Sex, Syphilis, and Psychoanalysis in the Making of Modern American Culture by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Journey to Xibalba: A Life in Archaeology by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Emotions and Daily Life in Colonial Mexico by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Unruly Waters by R. M. Kinder
Cover of the book Captain Jack Crawford by R. M. Kinder
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy