Symphony No. 3
La description
Symphony No. 3 follows the life of renowned French composer Camille Saint-Saëns as he ascends from child prodigy to worldwide fame. As his acclaim grows in Paris, the musical world around him clamours with competitors, dilettantes, turncoats, and revenge seekers. Finely crafted in its own unique rhythmic language, Symphony No. 3 is cast in four sections to mirror Saint-Saëns’s famous work, popularly known as the Organ Symphony.
Reviews
“A fantastically fictional account of the life and times of this prodigy with a divisive temperament… Ornate, flamboyant, assertively make-believe.” —Toronto Star
“The life of 19th century French composer Camille Saint-Saëns is imaginatively rendered in this novel, told from the point of view of his (fictional) twin brother—a premise which allows Eaton to play with metafictional elements, imagine interactions between historical figures, and expound on complex ideas. Eaton’s sentences are crafted with the ear of a musician, and the careful reader is rewarded for delving into their intricacies.” —New Brunswick Book Awards, The Mrs. Dunster’s Fiction Book Prize, Jury Citation
“Impressive, filled with diverse, imaginative prose and grounded in a connection to today.” —The Harvard Crimson