PRACTICING(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　“Graceful. . . . A lovely, unique book. . . . A personal
journey [that] becomes universal, elevating all in the process.”
—Los Angeles Times“A thoughtful and fluid meditation on the
subject. . . . [Kurtz] might just compel you to call your old
grade-school piano teacher to see if she’s taking on any new
students.”—The New York Times Book Review “A sensuous,
evocative memoir about love lost and regained. . . . Kurtz has gone
back to work on his guitar playing, and his devotion seems like a
rebirth of self.” —San Francisco Chronicle Book
Review“Absorbing . . . [Written] with uncanny sensitivity about
his brief career as a professional performer.”—The Wall Street
Journal

　　In a remarkable memoir written with insight and humor, Glenn
Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at the age of eight to his
acceptance at the elite New England Conservatory of Music. After
graduation, he attempts a solo career in Vienna but soon realizes
that he has neither the ego nor the talent required to succeed and
gives up the instrument, and his dream, entirely.
　　But not forever: Returning to the guitar, Kurtz weaves into the
narrative the rich experience of a single practice session.
Practicing takes us on a revelatory, inspiring journey: a
love affair with music.

　　Glenn Kurtz holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from
Stanford University and has taught at San Francisco State
University, California College of the Arts, and Stanford. He
divides his time between San Francisco and New York.