Ballad for Sophie

Filipe Melo

eBook - 2021

A young journalist prompts a reclusive piano superstar to open up, resulting in this stunning graphic sonata exploring a lifetime of rivalry, regret, and redemption. 1933. In the small French village of Cressy-la-Valoise, a local piano contest brings together two brilliant young players: Julien Dubois, the privileged heir of a wealthy family, and François Samson, the janitor's son. One wins, one loses, and both are changed forever. 1997. In a huge mansion stained with cigarette smoke and memories, a bitter old man is shaken by the unexpected visit of an interviewer. Somewhere between reality and fantasy, Julien composes, like in a musical score, a complex and moving story about the cost of success, rivalry, redemption, and flying pian...os. When all is said and done, did anyone ever truly win? And is there any music left to play?

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Genres
Electronic books
Graphic novels
Comic books, strips, etc
Published
[United States] : IDW Publishing 2021.
Language
English
Corporate Author
hoopla digital
Main Author
Filipe Melo (author)
Corporate Author
hoopla digital (-)
Other Authors
Juan Cavia (illustrator), Sandro Pacucci (colorist), Santiago (Graphic novel artist) Villa (letterer), Gabriela Soares (-)
Online Access
Instantly available on hoopla.
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Physical Description
1 online resource
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience
Rated M
ISBN
9781649360144
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
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