Klarinet Archive - Posting 000370.txt from 2003/07

From: "Jeroen T. Salm" <jtsalm@-----.nl>
Subj: RE: [kl] Novel "The Soloist" (was: [kl] Ignorance and competence)
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:27:41 -0400

Lelia Loban [mailto:lelialoban@-----.net] wrote
> Verzonden: vrijdag 11 juli 2003 16:15
> Onderwerp: [kl] Novel "The Soloist" (was: [kl] Ignorance and=20
> competence)

> So do I. "The Soloist" (New York: Random House, 1994;=20
> Vintage trade paperback, 1995) is a fascinating page-turner=20
> of a murder mystery in the classic style, set in California,=20
> where an unusual session of jury duty leads the former=20
> soloist to investigate the killing of a Buddhist monk.=20
> Meanwhile, the former cellist teaches at the university level=20
> and also teaches a private student, a fouled-up child prodigy=20
> who reminds him of himself at age 9. It's an unusually=20
> engrossing book, in part because, unlike many mystery writers=20
> who pick a topic and research it a little bit, Salzman=20
> thoroughly knows this subject matter. He plays the cello and=20
> practices the martial arts. He's also wise enough as a=20
> writer to separate his personal experiences from those of his=20
> characters. Among the novels I've read that feature a=20
> musician as protagonist, "The Soloist" is one of my favorites.

Just wondering, folks,

Would this contribution (about the novel "The Soloist" / see above) to =
the
list have been "publiced" when the list was moderated (would it be
clarinet-enough by a moderator?). I mean: really, after reading this, I
defenitely will go to the bookshop tomorrow and try to get a copy of The
Soloist. Therefor: thanks for this info Mrs Lelia Loban and Claudia =
Zornow.
Well, this is one of the reasons I always read almost all contributions =
to
the list !! If they are clarinetrelated or not! =20

Thanx,

Jeroen T. Salm
(The Netherlands)

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