Maestro (2002) About book: Couldn't stop reading this one. I like Peter Goldsworthy's writing having come across his short stories. The development of a relationship around the central theme of music whilst not necessarily a new theme is dealt with in a most refreshingly insightful way in this novel. Then there's the element of 'coming-of-age' that almost tattered reference to a story that documents youthful passage into the next phase of the transition from child through youth to almost adult.Paul Crabbe the young pianist who is the narrator of much of the story, is a young hopeful in the music scene. ![]() ![]() Parental expectation is balanced with the always mysterious driving force to prove to The Maestro, Eduard Keller, that he, Paul Crabbe, is the stuff of which concert pianists are made, indeed that he is almost above expectation. The Maestro takes it all on board, but also continually drips luke-warm responses that drive this youth all the more forcefully.Alongside this is the mystery of just who Eduard Keller really is. Is he a has-been on the concert circuit for instance, now reduced to alcoholism and solitude? What lies in his past that he refuses to address even when questioned directly? An excellently told story, containing well chosen imagery. I could feel the claustrophobic steamy Darwin Wet and welcome the clear blue-skied, frosty night times of the Dry. Maestro Peter GoldsworthyPeter Goldsworthy has published several collections of poetry, six collections of short fiction and seven novels including MAESTRO, HONK IF YOU ARE JESUS, WISH and THREE DOG NIGHT. Maestro (A&R Classics) eBook: Peter Goldsworthy: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store Amazon. These are the revolving concerns of Peter Goldsworthy. Maestro Peter Goldsworthy EbookThe cicadas and frogs and whining hum of the mosquito not far away throughout reading this wonderful book.Likewise as realisation of just what was within grasp hits the mature Paul Crabbe, I too felt the sadness of opportunities missed as choices were made. A reminder that it is important to remember to listen, not just to words, but to body language, to look closely in order to read the soul behind the eyes, the smile, the gesture of a hand. To read the signs that sometimes speak more loudly than any words uttered.This was a Christmas gift and one I shall return to many times in the future. This short novel, is primarily based in Darwin in the late 1960s, where a boy Paul Crabbe is taught piano by his teacher 'Maestro', Eduard Keller.
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