Publisher
Arvo PĂ€rdi Keskus
Synopsis
Rights sold: German, Lithuanian, Hungarian, English, Finnish, Swedish, CzechBetween Two Sounds tells the story behind the music of the world-famous Estonian composer Arvo PĂ€rt. It starts with PĂ€rtâs birth, moves through his youth and the kindling of his love of music, covers his musical education and early years as a composer, and gradually arrives at his retreat from the world as he searched for his own musical voice. The graphic novel also touches upon a universal artistic problem: the inability to fully express oneself through skills or a desired technique. The repression of PĂ€rtâs career under the Soviet regime eventually culminated in his forced emigration to the West.
Awards
2025 Independent Publisher Book Award, golden medal
2025 The Independent Book Publishers Association's 36th annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award
2025 Pub West Book Design Award, graphic novell category, golden medal
2018 25 Best-Designed Estonian Books, special price from Estonian National Library: The Golden Book
2018 Nominee of the Annual Literature Award (free award) of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
2020 BolognaRagazzi Award, Comics â Young Adult, special mention
