A bestseller in France, Ravel opens in 1927 as Maurice Raveldandy, eccentric, and curmudgeonvoyages across the Atlantic aboard the luxurious ocean liner the France to begin his
triumphant grand tour across the United States. Illuminated by flashes of Echenoz’s characteristically sly humor, Ravel is not just a delightfully quirky portrait of a famous musician coping
with the ups and downs of his professional and personal life, but a truly touching farewell to a dignified and lonely old man going reluctantly into the night. Along the way, he meets and
greets luminaries including Stravinsky, Satie, Mahler, Bartok, Gershwin, and Charlie Chaplin.
