1791, Mozart's Last Year Nita B. Kibble Literary Award Nominee (2006) Hazel stands at a crossroads

Hazel stands at a crossroads

Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction

but never quite forgotten either

neither tragedy nor comedy

And he offers cautionary tales of toxic cultures and advises how to reform them

1791, Mozart's Last Year Nita B. Kibble Literary Award Nominee (2006) Hazel stands at a crossroadsThe last month of the year 1791 witnessed what H. C. Robbins Landon calls "the greatest tragedy in the history of music": the premature death of the thirty five year old Mozart. Surrounded by enigma and intrigue, allegations of poisoning, and sexual scandal, this event continues to grip the popular imagination today as was demonstrated by the astonishing success of the play and movie Amadeus. Curious and controversial as the circumstances of Mozart's