{"product_id":"9781590177624","title":"Conversations with Beethoven","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn NYRB Classics Original\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeaf as he was, Beethoven had to be addressed in writing, and he was always accompanied by a notebook in which people could scribble questions and comments. \u003ci\u003eConversations with Beethoven\u003c\/i\u003e, in a tour de force of fictional invention, tells the story of the last year of Beethoven’s life almost entirely through such notebook entries: Friends, family, students, doctors, and others attend to the volatile Maestro, whose sometimes unpredictable and often very loud replies we infer. A fully fleshed and often very funny portrait of Beethoven emerges. He struggles with his music and with his health; he argues with and insults just about everyone. Most of all, he worries about his wayward—and beloved—nephew Karl. A large cast of Dickensian characters surrounds the great composer at the center of this wonderfully engaging novel, which deepens in the end to make a memorable music of its own. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055922987248,"sku":"9781590177624","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590177624_p0.jpg?v=1763802811","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590177624","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}