Subtle, thrilling, and melancholy, it is a story of secrets, of human ingenuity, of the lengths one goes to survive, and ultimately of the undiminishing hope for love that keeps us alive. But like the theremin, Us Conductors is also an eerie and magical invention.
Sean Michaels' debut novel is based on the true events of Termen's life: his invention of the theremin in Russia shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution his decade as a Manhattan celebrity and secret spy, jostling with Gershwin and building weapon detectors for Alcatraz and his eventual return to Stalin's USSR.Īs the novel reaches its devastating climax, Termen is sent out into the gulag - first to a forced labor camp and then to a prison for scientists - and bears witness to some of the Cold War's deepest atrocities. Petersburg to the Jazz Age nightclubs of New York, through concert halls, speakeasies, and the Siberian wastes. A tale of espionage and electricity, it takes listeners from the gardens of St. Us Conductors is the imagined story of Lev Sergeyvich Termen, inventor of the theremin - one of the first electric musical instruments - and his unrequited love for Clara Rockmore, its greatest player. Lev Sergeyvich Termen is a real historical figure, a Russian scientist and inventor, but his voice here is all the author’s in a novel that somehow manages to feel both.
Get this audiobook for free when you try Audible: Winner of Canadas Booker, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Us Conductors is a hauntingly beautiful novel of longing and electricity that tells the true story of Russian inventor and spy Lev Thermen -This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. A Canadian music critic shows exceptional poise and command in his debut novel, a first-person tale narrated by the Russian inventor of the theremin. Us Conductors by Sean Michaels on Audible:
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