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Berlioz: Volume 2

David Cairns

Berlioz, Volume I, previously published only in Britain, is now available to American readers in a revised edition, together with the eagerly awaited, new Volume II. These two volumes together comprise a monumental biographical achievement, sure to stand as the definitive Berlioz biography.

BiographyBiography · high confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Berlioz, hector, 1803-1869 -> BiographyScientific BiographyLiterature & Writers

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionMajor2000WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

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    • Berlioz60%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

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    Berlioz, Volume I and the newly available Volume II together constitute a monumental biographical achievement that is expected to become the definitive Berlioz biography.

    Model confidence 42%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 55%.