David Gutnick & Mathilde Cinq-Mars launch Mr. Mergler, Beethoven, and Me
February 15, 2018
About the book:
Not long after arriving in Canada from China, a young girl and her father bump into a kind old man at their local park. They have no idea that he has been teaching young people music for over fifty years. Mr. Mergler can hear music in a way that most of us can’t, and he knows that this little girl has a talent that, with encouragement, will grow into something magical. He offers to give her music lessons, a gift that will tie them together forever. Inspired by the life of Daniel Mergler, a wonderful musician who loved to teach and whose generous spirit inspired generations of Montreal music students.
About the authors:
Author David Gutnick makes radio documentaries for CBC/Radio-Canada. Over the past 30 years he's done stories on former child slaves in Togo, secret religious services in Beijing, and ballet dancers in an American maximum-security prison. He also writes about art and trains for Ironman triathlons. David lives in Montreal with his wife and their dog Freya, and has a grown daughter and stepson.
David will be joined by illustrator Mathilde Cinq-Mars. Mathilde is a graduate of the Université de Strasbourg in visual arts. She works as a freelance illustrator for many publishers and magazines. She lives and works in Trois-Rivières with her daughter.
