Pathetic Symphony: A Biographical Novel about Tchaikovsky

Like Mephisto, Pathetic Symphony is a novel about important artists and their milieu. Drawing his material from documented sources, and without ever distorting historical truth or sacrificing biographical accuracy for the sake of the narrative, Klaus Mann here presents a moving and unforgettable story of a tortured genius of music -- Peter llych Tchaikovsky.

When the book was first published in 1948, The New York Times praised its "erotic passages and the recreation of the European musical ...