A Times, Spectator, TLS and BBC Music Magazine Book of the Year
-Fascinating.- Guardian
-Superlative.- The Times
-Definitive.- Observer
As an icon of India, Ravi Shankar ranks not far below Gandhi or the Taj Mahal. He was one of the twentieth century-s most important musicians, the breadth of his impact reflected in those he influenced: George Harrison, John Coltrane, Philip Glass and Yehudi Menuhin, to name a few.
In this first biography of Ravi Shankar, Oliver Craske presents a full portrait of the man and the artist, painting a vivid picture of the public and private faces of a captivating, restless workaholic who lived an intense and extraordinary life across ninety-two years.
-A masterly chronicle of a life teeming with all-too-human incident but heavenly inspiration.- The Times
