{"product_id":"9781529967173","title":"Quartet for the End of Time : On Music, Grief and Birdsong","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Symmons Roberts, Michael \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 19\/02\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529967173,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Wonderful’ Spectator‘This is a remarkable book’ TLSA personal reckoning with grief, doubt, faith and poetry set to one of the most celebrated musical works of the twentieth century, from the award-winning poet and librettist. Strange, ecstatic and apocalyptic – listeners of Olivier Messiaen’s masterpiece, Quartet for the End of Time, have been captivated by its music and mythology since the first extraordinary performance in a prisoner of war camp in 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter discovering his music by chance as a teenager, Michael Symmons Roberts’s own fascination with the Quartet leads him on a quest to understand its enigmatic power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is a moving, unforgettable exploration of grief, of personal faith and doubt, of the end of time and what may lie beyond it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A rich, lively, profound book' Rowan Williams‘An outstanding writer’ Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56743735558517,"sku":"9781529967173","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529967173.jpg?v=1771151031","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529967173","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}