Title: The soloist
Description: The true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who becomes schizophrenic and homeless, and his friendship with Steve Lopez, the Los Angeles columnist who discovers and writes about him in the newspaper.
Subjects: Homeless persons, Violinists, Skid row, Biography, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2009-03-08, New York Times bestseller, Violinists, biography, Musicians, united states
Places: California, Los Angeles
People: Nathaniel Anthony Ayers