In this vividly imagined historical novel, acclaimed Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala has focused his laser-sharp wit on the life and times of George Bridgetower, a young violin prodigy, who, at the age of nine, took the courtly world of 18th century Europe by storm--and surprise, given the youth\'s unusual origins: for George was of mixed-race parentage, known in the parlance of the day as a mulatto.
Though his opportunistic father and de facto manager was Barbadan and dark-ski.
In this vividly imagined historical novel, acclaimed Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala has focused his laser-sharp wit on the life and times of George Bridgetower, a young violin prodigy, who, at the age of nine, took the courtly world of 18th century Europe by storm--and surprise, given the youth\'s unusual origins: for George was of mixed-race parentage, known in the parlance of the day as a mulatto
