- Hardcover: 243 pages
- Publisher: Picador USA (Nov 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312146884
- ISBN-13: 978-0312146887
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,740,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A truly marvellous book. It combines several stories, the search of a young man to find out the truth about his father in a communist uk, the story of a waiter in a restaurant, and of the narrator, trying to write his novel.
It also has a rather suprisingly good poem about C P Cavafy in it! Well worth a read.
It also has a rather suprisingly good poem about C P Cavafy in it! Well worth a read.
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my wife who is a big Andrew Crumey fan - she particularly enjoyed Mobius Dick and Sputnik Caledonia. She has just started D'Alembert's Principle by the same author, having finished Music in a Foreign Language. She is very choosy about her writers and most intolerant of bad grammar or poor sentence structure. She copes well with Crumey's (for me) very complex story-telling technique and considers his writing intelligent and entertaining. She is pleased that he has maintained his writing style since he started getting his books published but suggested that this was an easier read than some of his more recent efforts.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Definitely not for lightweights
6 Dec 1997
Format:Paperback
A beautiful piece of craftsmanship, this book will satisfy both brain hemispheres of the intellectual reading public. The technique is amusing and resonates harmonically throughout the book. I found myself playing the game of guessing how the next chapter would begin BEFORE I turned the page. The philosophical premises are thoroughly stimulating and if you have what it takes to stay out there in the ethersphere for the duration, you will be surprised at the conclusion. Crumey is the kind of intellectual provocateur that will keep your synapses humming happily for weeks after you close the book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Music in a nested storyline
1 Jun 2003
Format:Paperback
I ran across this book while desperately seeking something to read at my favorite lunchcounter-used book store (Easton, Pennsylvania). Having just finished singing in Latin in a choir, the title caught my attention.
The story kept my attention sharply focused with its plot device of nesting layer upon layer, character upon character, yet ultimately resolving the plot threads. I confess to having used a numbering scheme to note whether the story was a character's line, or the storyline of a character in a book the character was reading, and so on. I'm delighted to see Crumey has continued to write, and will certainly be seeking these out as well.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Master of Language
11 Aug 2001
Format:Paperback
Andrew Crumey's book, Music in a Foreign Language, is by far one of my favorite books of all time. His manipulation of language and plot draws the reader into his intricate fictional world. The structure of his novel is wonderfully complex; each story nested within the other, forming a non-linear narrative that is a pleasure to read. If you are a fan of intricate, complex works of genius, do not let this work go unread. Crumey's other works are also excellent, but they do not compare with this masterpiece.
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