The Books of Van Loon - A Biography of Bach

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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: Like the other works by describing the history of human civilization that we have read, in this book, he makes the old Bach, who is distant from our time, seem amiable and approachable. In his engaging musical stories, readers can appreciate the vivid personality of a person amidst the secular life of the time. At the same time,'s light and humorous writing style occasionally takes readers from the past back to the present, using rich imagination to connect contemporary life details with historical scenes. Like the other works by describing the history of human civilization that we have read, in this book, he makes the old Bach, who is distant from our time, seem amiable and approachable. In his engaging musical stories, readers can appreciate the vivid personality of a person amidst the secular life of the time. At the same time,'s light and humorous writing style occasionally takes readers from the past back to the present, using rich imagination to connect contemporary life details with historical scenes.