The music of light : the extraordinary story of Hikari and Kenzaburo Oe / Lindsley Cameron.
| Author/creator | Cameron, Lindsley |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Free Press, ©1998. |
| Description | xxv, 207 pages : illustrations, portraits, plates, music ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "Monster baby" -- "The male Celatius" -- Becoming a composer -- "A quiet life" -- Sudden success -- Turning points -- "The subject of great amazement" -- The prodigious savant -- Musical savants -- Sources of creativity -- Somersaults. |
| Abstract | The story of Hikari Oe, born with a herniated brain, the composer of renowned chamber works, and the son of Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1994. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography, discography, and index. |
| LCCN | 97049506 |
| ISBN | 0684824094 |