The Minstrel
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Authors
Benson, Bernard S
Issue Date
1977
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Book, Whole
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I have this book because of the first sentence on the inner flap of the dust jacket: This lovely, magical book, written in the form of a fable and charmingly illustrated by the author, was inspired by the life and music of Elvis Presley. I now include the book in the collection to keep myself from buying it again on the same basis! The quotation just before the start of this book's text is an excellent piece from Rabindranath Tagore: God respects me/when I work,/but he loves me/when I sing. Amen to that! A boy brings joy wherever he goes. He is given an instrument by a dying old man. As he grows up, he hears the call to take away people's sadness with music. His dying wish was to be everywhere and with everybody making his music and bringing them joy. After hundreds of years, another little boy is born into a world that is now gone mad over making war and rushing around. Scientists though also have made devices that can bring voices everywhere at the same time. In this new world, the boy grows up and makes music, and his music is God's smile upon people.
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G.P. Putnam's Sons