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Paolo Maurensig (b. 1943, Italy) is an Italian novelist, best known for the book Canone Inverso (1996), a complex tale of a violin and its owners. It is the only of his books that has been translated into English, translated by Jenny McPhee.

Biography

Before becoming a novelist, Maurensig worked in a variety of occupations, including as a restorer of antique musical instruments. His first book, The Luneburg Variation, was published after he had turned 50. His second book, Canone Inverso, achieved international fame.

Of Canone Inverso, the New York Times Book Review said in 1999 that Maurensig's writing, especially the interlocking narratives, recalled German Romantic writers such as E. T. A. Hoffman, Joseph von Eichendorff, and Isak Dinesen. Reviewer Jonathan Keates said, "The mournful beauty of this sparely proportioned, soberly recounted story owes much to the sense Maurensig subtly imparts that Jeno's loneliness is a species of infection communicating itself to every other character in the book. Drawing on the artistic techniques of both the 18th and the 19th centuries, he pronounces a gloomy verdict on the various types of human alienation created by the 20th." NPR said that the book had developed a "cult following."

As of the mid-1990s, Maurensig lives in Udine, Italy. He plays the baroque flute, viola de gamba, and the cello.

Works

• The Luneburg Variation
• Canone Inverso

Notes

1. Scott Veale (January 2, 2000). "New & Noteworthy Paperbacks". New York Times. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
2. ^ Author description on Canone Inverso
3. Jonathan Keates (January 31, 1999). "Ma Non Troppo: The lives of two music students are changed by a mysterious violin". New York Times Book Review. p. 26. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
4. NPR : Music - PT Summer Books

References

• http://www.uni.edu/music/suzuki/library.htm
• http://www.wrl.org/bookweb/gabbags.html

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