01798cam a2200361 i 4500 1164414661 TxAuBib 20150731120000.0 140808s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014023450 9781101874493 hbk. 110187449X hbk. (OCoLC)886381099 DLC rda eng DLC IG# YDXCP BTCTA BDX OCLCF IEP OCLCO TxAuBib rda De Robertis, Carolina, author. The gods of tango / Carolina De Robertis. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. 367 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "February 1913. Seventeen-year-old Leda, clutching a suitcase and her father's cherished violin, leaves her small Italian village for a new home (and husband) halfway across the world in Argentina. Upon her arrival in Buenos Aires, Leda is shocked to find that her bridegroom has been killed. Unable to fathom the idea of returning home, she remains in this unfamiliar city, living in a commune, without friends or family, on the brink of destitution. She finally acts on a passion she has kept secret for years: mastering the violin"--Dust jacket flap. 20150731. Violinists Fiction. Tango (Dance) Fiction. Gender identity Fiction. Buenos Aires (Argentina) History 20th century Fiction. Historical fiction. TXKIP