{"product_id":"9781439104538","title":"The Black Violin: A Novel","description":"There were many musical souls adrift on that raft of silence that is Venice. There was the music of Johannes Karelsky.There was the music of Erasmus, the violin maker. And there was the music of war. But of that, the two men never spoke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSnow\u003c\/i\u003e comes a timeless tale of love and music set against the romantic backdrop of eighteenth-century Venice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1797, the violin prodigy Johannes Karelsky arrives in Venice after fighting with Napoleon's army in the Italian campaign. After the war, he boards with an aged violin maker named Erasmus who created the legendary \"Black Violin,\" which he forbids Johannes to touch because, as he says, \"Once you have tasted it, you will never be the same again.\" Johannes becomes obsessed with the idea of playing this violin as well as finding the woman who saved his life when he was injured in battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and highly evocative, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Violin\u003c\/i\u003e interweaves Johannes's quest for love and the history of this mysterious instrument in a narrative that is sure to resonate long after the last page is turned.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142614827248,"sku":"9781439104538","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439104538_p0.jpg?v=1763755630","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439104538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}