Yo Yo Ma's Reading List

"For once, I’d like to ask the questions," says the renowned cellist, whose new ensemble album is "Not Our First Goat Rodeo."

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By the Book: Yo Yo Ma (2020)

NYT By the Book column (2020-05-21).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Howards End

E. M. Forster · Buy on Amazon

"it took me two decades to connect with the book"

In Pursuit of Disobedient Women

Dionne Searcey · Buy on Amazon

"I boarded with Dionne Searcey’s "In Pursuit of Disobedient Women," which recounts her years as The Times’s West Africa bureau chief. I landed with the magic of her experience."

The Little Prince

Unknown · Buy on Amazon

"Looking at the universe through a child’s gaze, full of wonder, wisdom and innocence, is a perspective we never want to lose as adults."

Joys and Sorrows

Pablo Casals · Buy on Amazon

"Casals was one of the greatest cellists of the last century. He rediscovered Bach’s cello suites for generations of musicians and listeners, he stood always for liberty and against despotism."

The Hundred Thousand Fools of God

Ted Levin · Buy on Amazon

"Ted’s book introduced me to the people who live there; I could hear them, understand their interpretation of nature and of the universe."

Kalila wa Dimna

Unknown · Buy on Amazon

"Imagine, a world of leaders bound together with common values. We could use that today."

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