Lopez, Steve.

The soloist : a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music / Steve Lopez. - Berkley trade pbk. ed. - New York : Berkley Books, 2010, c2008. - xi, 289 p. ; 21 cm.

Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.

A portrait of gifted violinist Nathaniel Ayers traces his education at Juilliard, his struggles with schizophrenia, the factors that led to his homelessness in Los Angeles, his friendship with the author, and the author's efforts to improve the musician's life.

ISBN: 9780425238363 (pbk.) 0425238369 (pbk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ayers, Nathaniel Anthony.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Violinists--California--Biography.
Homeless persons--California--Los Angeles.
Skid row--California--Los Angeles.

LC Class. No.: ML418.A96 / L66 2010