Puccini: A Biography
by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz
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Author: Mary Jane Phillips-MatzForeword: William Weaver
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10-03
ISBN: 1555535305
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
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Book Review: Disappointing as a Biography
Summary: 3 Stars
Puccini was reviewed as a wonderful account of Puccini's life and, while the author does tell us the events of his life, this account is less readable than most biographies I've read. She covers the facts of his life in a disjointed fashion. She will bring up a point and then say she will cover it in a later chapter, or she will say she covered it earlier. She arranges the chapters according to the operas he wrote, which is chronological, but the information she writes jumps around so much that it's distracting. The best biographies read as interestingly as the best fiction, and unfortunately this did not measure up. Puccini's life was certainly very interesting and this could have been a great book. Perhaps her editor should have done a better job.
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