An Autobiography
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About this book
An Autobiography chronicles the first half-century of Stravinsky's life, all the while offering his opinions and "abhorrences". A Parsifal performance at Bayreuth? "At the end of a quarter of an hour I could bear no more". Nijinsky? "The poor boy knew nothing of music". Spanish folk music? "Endless preliminary chords of guitar playing".
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 2 readers · 176 pages · ≈ 3 h 16 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read An Autobiography?
About ≈ 3 h 16 m — 176 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is An Autobiography?
176 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is An Autobiography?
It sits on the Biography & Memoir shelves.
Is An Autobiography in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote An Autobiography?
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971).