num_pages: 272
description: Nearing the end of his career, Sir Edward Elgar, the British composer, impulsively decides to travel to Brazil, where he encounters a woman from his past
language: English
title: Gerontius
titlecomplete: Gerontius
genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Music, Brazil, Fiction
ratings_count: 81
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Whitbread Award
category: First Novel
publisher: Granta Books