The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music

The New York Times bestselling true story that inspired the major motion picture--an "unforgettable tale of hope, heart and humanity"(People).

Journalist Steve Lopez discovered of Nathaniel Ayers, a former classical bass student at Julliard, playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles's Skid Row. Deeply affected by the beauty of Ayers's music, Lopez took it upon himself to change the prodigy's life--only to find that their relationship would have a profound change on his own.

"An intimate portrait of mental illness, of atrocious social neglect, and the struggle to resurrect a fallen prodigy."--Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 05/04/2010
ISBN: 9780425238363
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.08w x 0.81d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 123004 / Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
Reading Level: 6.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12