Ballad for Sophie
Type
Label
Ballad for Sophie
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Rated M
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Ballad for Sophie
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Summary
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 pianos. When all is said and done, did anyone ever truly win? And is there any music left to play?
Target audience
adult
Classification
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- Graphic novels
- Pianists -- France -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Paid companions (Household employees) -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Mothers and sons -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Success -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Women journalists -- France -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Family secrets -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Electronic books
- France -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Reminiscing -- Comic books, strips, etc
Content
Author
resource.colorist
Composer
Illustrator
Is Part Of
backgroundartist
letterer
Translator
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor7
- Creator1
- Genre3
- Subject11
- Graphic novels
- Pianists -- France -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Paid companions (Household employees) -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Mothers and sons -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Success -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Women journalists -- France -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Family secrets -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Electronic books
- France -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Reminiscing -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Content1
- Author1
- resource.colorist3
- Composer1
- Illustrator1
- Is Part Of1
- backgroundartist1
- letterer1
- Translator1