A BOOK OF LISZTS
(Variations on the theme of Franz Liszt)
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The 3-CD audio book from ChromeAudio, consisting of four chapters from the novel read by Jonathan Keeble and Jilly Bond, with pieces by Liszt played by the young Hungarian pianist János Balázs and specially recorded in Budapest, was released on January 18th 2011, at the start of Liszt’s bicentenary year (www.chromemedia.co.uk)
John will be reading a chapter from his novel, topped and tailed with music by Liszt played live by the pianist
Grace Francis at literary and music festivals during 2011.
Those arranged so far are:
Swindon Festival of Literature, May 8th
Book launch at the Hungarian Cultural Centre, London, May 25th
Aldeburgh Art Festival, May 30th
Rossiter Books Launch in Hom Church, Ross-on-Wye, June 3rd
Beaminster Festival, July 1st
CMP Festival, Brighton, July 17th
Beulah Festival, Wales, October 8th
Notes and Words Festival, Kings Place, London, October 9th
Wells Festival of Literature, October 11th
Birmingham Readers and Writers Festival, October 14th
Ilkley Festival, October 16th
Durham Literary Festival, October 17th
Publicity for the audio book and the novel - distributed by the University of Chicago Press - is being handled by Alison Menzies
The author's agent for A Book of Liszts is Rachel Calder, The Sayle Literary Agency, 1, Petersfield, Cambridge, telephone 01223 303035, rcalder@sayleliteraryagency.com