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Re:What major works of literature were written after age of ... by IAmBroom on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @09:49AM (#47587384)
Ravel wrote his most famous work, Bolero, after age 50, and suffered a traumatic head injury a few years later. Not a good example, except perhaps that the odds of bad things happening increase with longevity.
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Re:What major works of literature were written after age of ... by tgv on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @11:25AM (#47588745)
He wasn't happy with the Bolero, and it certainly wasn't his best work. The piano concerto in G was also late, and that's definitely better. I didn't know about the head trauma.
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