{"product_id":"the-inspired-paperback","title":"The Inspired - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Inverne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen humanity descends into the abyss, can music even mean anything?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussian piano prodigy Lillya is studying in America, with one dream. To compete in the world's top piano contest, the International Tchaikovsky Competition, held in Moscow. But first, her distinguished teacher Professor Dayan has a highly unusual assignment. To delve into the past to research a piano superstar of yesteryear - America's legendary contender for the first-ever Tchaikovsky, the handsome and enigmatic Van Cliburn. She must uncover his amazing journey into enemy territory at the height of the Cold War, to truly understand her own calling. But was Cliburn really everything he seemed? Meanwhile, across the world, Russian missiles are being pointed at Kyiv.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStretching across nearly seventy years, \u003cem\u003eThe Inspired\u003c\/em\u003e weaves through the riveting, connected stories of these three pianists - Lillya, Professor Dayan and Van Cliburn - as each is forced to confront their deepest-held beliefs, and a world out of harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of six previous books, \u003cstrong\u003eJames Inverne\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning arts journalist (formerly the Editor, \u003cem\u003eGramophone\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine; Performing Arts Correspondent, TIME Magazine; arts reporter, \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMail On Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e), playwright (\u003cem\u003eA Walk With Mr Heifetz\u003c\/em\u003e - Off-Broadway; \u003cem\u003eThat Bastard, Puccini!\u003c\/em\u003e - London) and screenwriter (two \u003cem\u003eCities That Sing\u003c\/em\u003e features starring Renee Fleming - IMAX Entertainment etc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"James Inverne's \u003cem\u003eThe Inspired\u003c\/em\u003e is a brilliant achievement: Inverne is a wonderfully compelling writer whose voice is deeply infused with a warm and generous humanity. His story-telling is tellingly informed by an insider status in the classical music world that never loses sight of the universality of human experience. Drawing from history and current world events, \u003cem\u003eThe Inspired\u003c\/em\u003e is truly a work that helps us understand the tumultuous times we are experiencing today. Not to be missed.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Gilbert\u003c\/strong\u003e, conductor (Principal Conductor, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra; Music Director, Royal Swedish Opera; former Music Director, New York Philharmonic Orchestra)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meticulously researched, a timely and fascinating story about the complicated relationship between music and politics. The way in which Inverne imaginatively weaves together past and present, fact and fiction, is, itself, inspired.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eAlexandra Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eSomeone Else's Music\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An irresistible, brilliantly written and constructed novel. Inverne writes accessibly, with both brilliance and erudition. His story of the enigmatic genius that was Van Cliburn encapsulates the powerful emotions and sheer joy that music-making at its best can bring, and shows the need for the humanity required to succeed. By way of contrast, Inverne's contemporary parallel demonstrates all too clearly the destructive fallout that inevitably follows the brutal inhumanity we have seen recently. This book will be treasured by music lovers and will appeal to a wide public.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eIvor Bolton\u003c\/strong\u003e, conductor (Chief Conductor, Sinfonieorchester Basel; Music Director, Teatro Real, Madrid)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Inspired\u003c\/em\u003e is both a gripping evocation of pianist Van Cliburn's legendary exploits in the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition and a reflection on the place of music in the real world. A brilliantly original and thought-provoking reflection on identity, hate, politics and war.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Pollard\u003c\/strong\u003e, newspaper columnist; former Editor, \u003cem\u003eThe Jewish Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A book that explores the hopes and dreams of those who make music, and the pain of those who want music to change our world\" - \u003cstrong\u003eMona Golabek\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Willesden Lane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45725288464582,"sku":"9789655976694","price":31.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/8085\/0374\/files\/0lV0x9AWJs9789655976694.webp?v=1776268213","url":"https:\/\/paladinvinyl.com\/es\/products\/the-inspired-paperback","provider":"Paladin Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}