{"product_id":"trumpet-rhapsodies-collected-nonfiction-1954-1981-paperback","title":"Trumpet Rhapsodies: Collected Nonfiction 1954-1981 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Newlove\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2014, author Donald Newlove (1928-2021) put together a collection of articles he had written between 1954 and 1981 that had previously appeared in such publications as \u003cem\u003eEsquire, Evergreen Review, The Village Voice, \u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e New York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. He titled this compilation \u003cem\u003eTrumpet Rhapsodies\u003c\/em\u003e, describing it as \"a kind of autobiography of my early days as a writer and of my search for a language that trumpeted my youth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subject matter of these 15 pieces is wide-ranging. Among the topics, Newlove writes of being chosen to play Taps at a military funeral despite being a \"less-than-amateur\" musician, witnessing (and participating in) the filming of Andy Warhol's first musical, meeting Chilean poet and politician Pablo Neruda, a spirited dinner at the home of American poet Robert Lowell, his own venture into filmmaking, a run-in with Florida racists and law enforcement, and the secrets of New York City's Strand Book Store.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47402231693490,"sku":"9798218509798","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/dedb9f7885781f55ca82714ca66e1cff_4b7b3a7a-c321-4477-b03a-88ef3c793935.webp?v=1778111183","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/trumpet-rhapsodies-collected-nonfiction-1954-1981-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}