The Vexations

by Caitlin Horrocks

Book Overview

This "enthralling" debut novel and Wall Street Journal Top Ten Book of the Year circles the life of eccentric composer Erik Satie in La Belle poque Paris and examines love, family, genius, and the madness of art (New York Times Book Review).
Erik Satie begins life with every possible advantage. But after the dual blows of his mother's early death and his father's breakdown upend his childhood, Erik and his younger siblings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316316911
• ISBN13: 9780316316910
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"