num_pages: 144
description: Wounded while fighting with Napoleon's army in the Italian campaign, violin prodigy Johannes Karelsky arrives in Venice, where he is rescued by a mysterious woman and boards with Erasmus, an aged violin maker who has created the legendary "Black Violin," an instrument with which Johannes becomes obsessed as he searches for his enigmatic rescuer.
language: English
title: The Black Violin: A Novel
titlecomplete: The Black Violin: A Novel
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, French Literature, Novels, Music, Literature, Italian Literature, Fiction, Contemporary, France
ratings_count: 1677
publisher: Atria