Yiyun Li - Music Against the Night

About this event

We are so excited to bring Pulitzer Prize-winning author Yiyun Li to the bookshop for her latest novel Music Against the Night! We have been fans of her writing for years, and have been eagerly awaiting this next book.Join us for a brilliant discussion between Yiyun Li and Roxani Krystalli, ask questions during the audience Q&A, and get your book signed after the talk!We can't wait to see you all at the shop, doors will open at 6.45pm for a 7pm start.About Music Against the Night:Acclaimed Pulitzer-Prize winner Yiyun Li, returns with a sweeping historical epic, following two extraordinary musicians on the rise.In Dublin, as the eighteenth century nears its end, a young musical virtuoso comes of age. John Field is able to hear notes in the air, and his family aspires for him to become the next Mozart. His talent takes him far – to England, France, and then Russia, where he becomes a famous pianist and composes dreamy melodies that enchant the night air. John calls them nocturnes, but the prodigy who immortalizes them is Chopin.Oceans away in Pondicherry, French India, Adelaide Percheron embarks on a startling rise of her own. Orphaned at a young age, she is raised by her enterprising grandmother. Without the luxury of riches, only marriage seems to offer prosperity – until she sets her sights on a pianoforte.