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    Body and Soul by Frank Conroy (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Body and Soul by Frank Conroy (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    Body and Soul by Frank Conroy (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Body and Soul by Frank Conroy (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Body and Soul focuses on Claude Rawlings, a young boy being raised by a single mother who abandons him. He has a difficult childhood, but everything changes when he finds an old piano and discovers his incredible talent. The story follows Claude for the next two decades of his life, as his talent develops and he begins to find his way in life and love.

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    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateOct 12, 2016
    ISBN9782806279552
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      Body and Soul by Frank Conroy (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      American writer

      Born in 1936 in New York

      Died in 2005 in Iowa City

      Notable works:

      Stop-Time (1967), autobiography

      Midair (1985), collection of short stories

      Body and Soul (1993), novel

      Frank Conroy was born in 1936 in New York and grew up there with his mentally unstable father and an absent mother. At a young age, he dove into reading and developed a great passion for music, particularly jazz. He later became a distinguished pianist.

      He then taught in several American universities as well as leading the prestigious writers’ workshop. He became a celebrated writer when he published his autobiography Stop-Time in 1967. From then on, he wrote many novels as well as short stories and articles about music.

      He received numerous awards for his work, including the title of chevalier des arts et des lettres (‘knight of arts and letters’) by the French government.

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