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A Romance on Three Legs

Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano

A Romance on Three Legs( )
Author: Hafner, Katie
ISBN:978-1-59691-525-1
Publication Date:May 2009
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $17.00
Book Description:

A fascinating look at Glenn Gould's obsession with a Steinway concert grand that offers new insight into one of the most complex and celebrated pianists of the 20th century, by a New York Times reporter who is an accomplished amateur pianist herself.

Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Music
Music / Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard
Music / History & Criticism
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.45 x 8.26 x 0.76 Inches
Book Weight:0.55 Pounds
Author Biography
Hafner, Katie (Author)
Katie Hafner has been writing about technology since 1983. She was the news editor of Data Communications Magazine, a reporter for the San Diego Union, a technology correspondent for Business Week and a contributing editor at Newsweek, covering technology and computers. In addition, she has contributed articles to journals such as Wired, The New Republic, Esquire and Working Woman.

Hafner is co-author of Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier (1991, with John Markoff), and Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet (1996, with husband Matthew Lyon). In 1995, she wrote The House at the Bridge: A Story of Modern Germany, which grew out of an interest she developed in college while studying with novelist and playwright Rheinhard Lettau.

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