Every Valley - The Story of Handel's Messiah

Charles King is Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, Washington DC. His numerous books include the New York Times bestseller The Reinvention of Humanity (published in the US as Gods of the Upper Air ) , which was winner of The Francis Parkman Prize and shortlisted for the British Academy Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul ; and Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams , which was winner of a National Jewish Book Award. His writing has appeared in the TLS , New York Times , Washington Post , Foreign Affairs , The New Republic and other publications.>

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Charles King is Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, Washington DC. His numerous books include the New York Times bestseller The Reinvention of Humanity (published in the US as Gods of the Upper Air), which was winner of The Francis Parkman Prize and shortlisted for the British Academy Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul; and Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams, which was winner of a National Jewish Book Award. His writing has appeared in the TLS, New York Times, Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic and other publications.

Product details

• Authors: Charles King
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 06.11.2025
• EAN: 9781529942873
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-4287-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Music, History: specific events & topics, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History of Music, Social and cultural history, Theory of music & musicology, Classical Music (C 1750 To C 1830), Classical style, C 1700 To C 1800, Theory of music and musicology, c 1740 to c 1749