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Evanston. 1998. Hydra Books/Northwestern University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0810116170. Translated from the Finland-Swedish by David McDuff. . hardcover. . keywords: Literature Translated Sweden Finland Scandinavia . FROM THE PUBLISHER - As a novelist Bo Carpelan made his international breakthrough with Axel (1986). In this fictional diary the title character is Carpelan's great-uncle, a violinist and a devoted friend Jean Sibelius, whom the composer dedicated his Second Symphony (1902). A failed musician, Axel was constantly broke, he suffered from a mysterious illness, but he also supported Sibelius economically. After the death of his most responsive critic, Sibelius wrote in his diary on March 19, 1919: Now Axel is being lowered into the earth's cold arms. It feels so deeply, deeply tragic! For whom will I compose now!' Carpelan came across the name of his great-uncle for the first time in his childhood, but the real stimulus toward writing the novel…
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- Title Axel
- Author Bo Carpelan; David McDuff (Translator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Translated
- Pages 374
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Northwestern University Press, Evanston, Illinois
- Date 1998-12
- ISBN 9780810116177 / 0810116170
- Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.4 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.56 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-43039
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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