The Fiddler in the Subway: The True Story of What Happened When a World-Class Violinist Played for Handouts... and Other Virtuoso Performances by (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781439181591)

GENE WEINGARTEN IS THE O. HENRY OF AMERICAN JOURNALISM

Simply the best storyteller around, Weingarten describes the world as you think it is before revealing how it actually is--in narratives that are by turns hilarious, heartwarming, and provocative, but always memorable.

Millions of people know the title piece about violinist Joshua Bell, which originally began as a stunt: What would happen if you put a world-class musician outside a Washington, D.C., subway station to play for spare change? Would anyone even notice? The answer was no. Weingarten's story went viral, becoming a widely referenced lesson about life lived too quickly. Other classic stories--the one about "The Great Zucchini," a wildly popular but personally flawed children's entertainer; the search for the official "Armpit of America"; a profile of the typical American nonvoter--all of them reveal as much about their readers as they do their subjects.

Author: Gene Weingarten
ISBN-10: 1439181594
ISBN-13: 9781439181591
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 07/06/2010
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.44h x 6.18w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2010 pg. 62
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 05/17/2010 pg. 39
Booklist 07/01/2010 pg. 19
Kirkus Best Books 12/15/2010 pg. 15
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