The Lady from Arezzo

By Alfred Brendel

The title of this collection of essays refers to a tailor's mannequin that Alfred Brendel spotted in a shop window in Arezzo, a small Tuscan town. Who is this strange lady? And why is she carrying an egg on her head? What is she looking at? The mannequin was purchased and now graces a room in the attic of Brendel's house in Hampstead. Her features convey great artistic seriousness in combination with absurd comedy: the epitome of his own musical and literary preferences. And so, in his delightful new collection, great masters of nonsense meet great masters of music.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 057135372X
• ISBN13: 9780571353729
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.9"