A King Among Pawns (ePub)

“Born in 1950, the son of grammar schoolteachers, young John Trethewey promised himself that he would never follow that profession. Although determined to be a composer, he embarked on his first novel at the age of eighteen. Over the following forty years, he has produced ten novels, a five-act stage play, and short stories. Specific themes are man’s inhumanity to man, mankind’s apparent inability to renounce mendacity, and human nature in general. Insatiably creative, he studied orchestration, harmony, and composition, and has produced several large-scale works for orchestra and piano. A gifted linguist, in 1973 he decided, after all, to take up teaching. He has taught in international schools in Europe, with the twenty years leading to his retirement as a colleague of mine, teacher, and director of studies in a Swiss international school. With wide interests tending toward the intellectual, he particularly admires the music of Berlioz, the performances of the late Sir Colin Davis, and the lyrics of singer Al Stewart. He once told me that he writes not for personal catharsis but to interest and stimulate the listener or reader. His writing ranges from early adventure stories to later psychological explorations of human eccentricities and vicissitudes, with highly original moments of comedy. The hallmark of all his writing is meticulous historical accuracy.”
—D. W. Wells, teacher colleague, teacher of classics

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