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The soloist, a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music, Steve Lopez

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The soloist, a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music, Steve Lopez

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eng

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The soloist

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231402876

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Steve Lopez

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a lost dream, an unlikely friendship, and the redemptive power of music

Summary

When journalist Steve Lopez sees Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' skid row, he finds it impossible to walk away. More than thirty years ago, Ayers was a promising classical bass student at Juilliard--ambitious, charming, and also one of the few African-Americans--until he gradually lost his ability to function, overcome by schizophrenia. Over time, the two men form a bond and Lopez imagines that he might be able to change Ayers's life. The soloist is a beautifully told story of devotion in the face of seemingly unbeatable challenges

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