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An Equal Music
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Plot Summary of An Equal Music
"The protagonist is a former-child prodigy who has just "lost" his touch for music. Once celebrated throughout Europe as an acclaimed cellist, one day something snaps in Rene as he buckles under the pressures of the music industry and all that is expected of him. He retires to teach after his 16th birthday, and throughout the novel, tries to search for the meaning in his life, as well as a way to overcome the thing that made him incapable of expressing his music. Meanwhile, he rekindles a love interest with a mysterious woman whose secret he is entrusted with."
Laura Fong, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Life of a profession: - musician
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - musician
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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