{"product_id":"9781529967173-quartet-for-the-end-of-time","title":"Quartet for the End of Time","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Music, Grief and Birdsong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Wonderful’ \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This is a remarkable book’ \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA personal reckoning with grief, doubt, faith and poetry set to one of the most celebrated musical works of the twentieth century, from the award-winning poet and librettist. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrange, ecstatic and apocalyptic – listeners of Olivier Messiaen’s masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eQuartet for the End of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, have been captivated by its music and mythology since the first extraordinary performance in a prisoner of war camp in 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter discovering his music by chance as a teenager, Michael Symmons Roberts’s own fascination with the Quartet leads him on a quest to understand its enigmatic power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat follows is a moving, unforgettable exploration of grief, of personal faith and doubt, of the end of time and what may lie beyond it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A rich, lively, profound book' Rowan Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An outstanding writer’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55698965168502,"sku":"9781529967173","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_39155111_6ae44128-2a9c-49fb-8400-64a1c9b424a8.jpg?v=1766440291","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529967173-quartet-for-the-end-of-time","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}