Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 304 pages | ISBN 9780425226001 | 30 Sep 2008 | Berkley | 18 - AND UP
Now a major motion picture starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jamie Foxx.
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Now a major motion picture—“An intimate portrait of mental illness, of atrocious social neglect, and the
struggle to resurrect a fallen prodigy.” (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down)
This is
the true story of journalist Steve Lopez’s discovery of Nathaniel Ayers, a former classical bass student at Julliard,
playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles’ Skid Row. Deeply affected by the beauty of Ayers’s
music, Lopez took it upon himself to change the prodigy’s life—only to find that their relationship has had a
profound change on his own life.
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“Lopez is a terrific reporter. The Soloist is poignant, wise, and funny.” —Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
“An utterly compelling tale.” —Pete Earley, author of Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness
“With self-effacing humor, fast-paced yet elegant prose, and unsparing honesty, Lopez tells an inspiring story of heartbreak and hope.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Compelling and gruffly tender…Lopez deserves congratulations for being the one person who did not avert his eyes and walk past the grubby man with the violin.” —Edward Humes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist writing for the Los Angeles Times
Christopher Award
PEN USA West Award for Non Fiction
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