Body & Soul

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Body & Soul is a coming-of-age novel by Frank Conroy that follows a piano prodigy’s rise from a difficult childhood to musical brilliance in mid-20th-century New York.

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instanceOf novel
author Frank Conroy NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts life of a child prodigy
urban American life in the mid-20th century
follows Claude Rawlings’s rise from difficult childhood to musical success
genre bildungsroman
coming-of-age fiction
hasSubject New York musical life NERFINISHED
classical music
piano performance
language English
literaryForm prose
mainCharacter Claude Rawlings NERFINISHED
medium print
narrativeFocus Claude Rawlings’s musical education and career
protagonistDescription piano prodigy
protagonistOccupation pianist
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingPeriod mid-20th century
settingPlace New York City NERFINISHED
theme artistic development
class mobility
coming of age
identity
mentorship
music
poverty

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Frank Conroy notableWork Body & Soul