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I grew up as the son of a man who could not possibly have been my father. Though there was never any doubt that my seed had come from another man, Moses Froben, Lo Svizzero , called me son. And I... The Bells (Paperback)
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• SKU: 7448941 • Shipping: $0.98 • ISBN: 9780307590534 • Description: I grew up as the son of a man who could not possibly have been my father. Though there was never any doubt that my seed had come from another man, Moses Froben, Lo Svizzero , called me son. And I called him father. On the rare occasions when someone dared to ask for clarification, he simply laughed as though the questioner were obtuse. Of course hes not my son! he would say. Dont be ridiculous. But whenever I myself gained the courage to ask him further of our past, he just looked sadly at me. Please, Nicolai, he would say after a moment, as though we had made a pact I had forgotten. With time, I came to understand I would never know the secrets of my birth, for my father was the only one who knew these secrets, and he would take them to his grave. The celebrated opera singer Lo Svizzero was born in a belfry high in the Swiss Alps where his mother served as the keeper of the loudest and most beautiful bells in the land. Shaped by the bells glorious music, as a boy he possessed an extraordinary gift for sound. But when his preternatural hearing was discoveredalong with its power to expose the sins of the churchyoung Moses Froben was cast out of his village with only his ears to guide him in a world fraught with danger. Rescued from certain death by two traveling monks, he finds refuge at the vast and powerful Abbey of St. Gall. There, his ears lead him through the ancient stone hallways and past the monks cells into the choir, where he aches to join the singers in their strange and enchanting song. Suddenly Moses knows his true gift, his purpose. Like his mothers bells, he rings with sound and soon, he becomes the protege of the Abbeys brilliant yet repulsive choirmaster, Ulrich. But it is this gift that will cause Moses greatest misfortune: determined to preserve his brilliant pupils voice, Ulrich has Moses castrated. Now a young man, he will forever sing with the exquisite voice of an angela musico yet castration is an abomination in the Swiss Confederation, and so he must hide his shameful condition from his friends and even from the girl he has come to love. When his saviors are exiled and his beloved leaves St. Gall for an arranged marriage in Vienna, he decides he can deny the truth no longer and he follows herto sumptuous Vienna, to the former monks who saved his life, to an apprenticeship at one of Europes greatest theaters, and to the premiere of one of historys most beloved operas. In this confessional letter to his son, Moses recounts how his gift for sound led him on an astonishing journey to Europes celebrated opera houses and reveals the secret that has long shadowed his fame: How did Moses Froben, world renowned musico , come to raise a son who by all rights he never could have sired? Like the voice of Lo Svizzero , The Bells is a sublime debut novel that rings with passion, courage, and beauty. From the Hardcover edition. |
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