Us Conductors
Us Conductors is a debut novel by Canadian writer Sean Michaels. Published in 2014 by Random House in Canada and Tin House in the United States, the novel is a fictionalized account of the relationship between Léon Theremin (also known as Lev Termen), the inventor of the theremin, and Clara Rockmore, the musician regarded as the instrument's first virtuoso player.
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| Author | Sean Michaels |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Random House of Canada, Tin House (United States) |
Publication date | April 8, 2014 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-1935639817 |
| OCLC | 859192091 |
The novel was the winner of the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2014 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction at the Quebec Writers' Federation Awards. It was also a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Amazon.ca First Novel Award, the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction, the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses Firecracker Award for Fiction, and the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award.