num_pages: 305
description: An isolated German mathematician confronting a debilitating illness advertises to adopt a boy and finds himself undergoing a hilarious, agonizing education at the hands of an impoverished Russian refugee and his sloppy, lively mother
language: English
title: Sad Strains of a Gay Waltz: A Novel
titlecomplete: Sad Strains of a Gay Waltz: A Novel
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 17
places: Germany
publisher: Henry Holt & Co