The Gustav Sonata

Rose Tremain

earliest edition we have, 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, 2017 paperback 272 pages

Growing up sheltered from the echoes of World War II, Gustav forges an intense relationship with a mercurial Jewish boy, Anton, a talented pianist who introduces him to the harsh realities of racism, tolerance, and cruelty during a friendship spanning half a century.

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Editions we hold

Gustav Sonata edition · 2017 · Penguin Random House · 320 pages · 9781784700201
The Gustav Sonata hardcover · 2017 · Chatto & Windus · 256 pages · 9781784740030
The Gustav Sonata paperback · 2017 · W. W. Norton & Company · 272 pages · 9780393354843
Gustav Sonata edition · 2016 · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 288 pages · 9780393246704
The Gustav Sonata edition · 2016 · W. W. Norton & Company · 240 pages · 9780393246698

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