by Russell Martin · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466600132
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«El cabello de Beethoven» is the biographical novel by Russell Martin, published by Ediciones B in paperback (331 pages, in Spanish).
The narrative follows a lock of Beethoven's hair from his deathbed in Vienna in 1827 to its auction at Sotheby's in 1994, passing through World War I and the Holocaust. Scientific analysis of that hair helps reconstruct the composer's life: his physical ailments, deafness, and difficult personal relationships.
Translated by Josefina Ruiz, this edition was published in December 2000. The original title of the work is «Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved».
A read for adults interested in classical music, historical biography, and stories of scientific investigation.
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Russell Nathan Coltrane Jeanson Martin Jr. is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Toronto Blue Jays, and is a four-time MLB All-Star. In 2007, Martin won the Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award.
