Patrick Süskind, the author of Perfume, wrote a whole monologue about a double bass player's…

…eople don’t think about this kind of thing enough when they’re considering taking up an instrument. I remember a friend of mine’s father and the glazed look of despair in his eyes, when his firstborn said he wanted to take up the double bass. While another friend, who was an accomplished harpist at the Guildhall, became quite famous for tak…
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Iain Boyd, Bristol UK
Matthew Clapham
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Dec 4, 2023
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Patrick Süskind, the author of Perfume, wrote a whole monologue about a double bass player's love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with his instrument, and how it shaped and cursed his life.
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Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.
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