Brother of Sleep - Tapa dura

A strange, rich store suffused with the poignancy of genius that is not allowed to flourish. "Los Angeles Times Book Review" " Imaginative provocative themes and images. "New York Times Book Review"" """ A phantasmagorical""""""tall story in which images""" """of startling beauty and""" """shocking cruelty tumble""" """from the mouth of the""" """sly, buttonholing""" """narrator. It leaves you""" """fascinated, appalled, """ """and deeply moved. """ """ """ """""Time Out""""" Imaginative provocative themes and images. "New York Times Book Review"" "A strange, rich store suffused with the poignancy of genius that is not allowed to flourish." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review" ""Imaginative...provocative themes and images." --"New York Times Book Review"" """"A phantasmagorical """"""tall story in which images """ """of startling beauty and """ """shocking cruelty tumble """ """from the mouth of the """ """sly, buttonholing """ """narrator. It leaves you """ """fascinated, appalled, """ """and deeply moved."""" """--""" """""Time Out""""" "Imaginative...provocative themes and images." --"New York Times Book Review"

Elias Johannes Alder, a musical genius who practices his talents during secret midnight sessions at a church organ in the nineteenth-century Alpines, curses a God who prevents Elias's gift from being recognized by those who surround him.