I heard Nicole Krauss read from her new book 'Great House.'
When someone asked her whether all writers secretly wanted to be Musicians, she said, I think all writers not so secretly want to be anything else but writers.'
She also spoke about her inspiration for the entire book. She had heard about a carpenter who was also an excellent pianist. He thought it wasn't right that all pianos always stood on the floor, since it didn't give the tones an opportunity to sound the way they should. He hung the piano from ropes and floated as he played.
She said she didn't think she would have to explain why that was a beautiful image.
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