I'm not decided wether to give this romanticised biography 2.5 or 3 stars.
Linguistically pompous every now and then, but ok.
The flow was alright most part of the book, although some paragraphs from the last chapter are a bit annoying.
Author a little bit superficial regarding biographical information, he also got wrong some facts about George Sand and proved to have misunderstood her in several ways, in spite her flaws and historically renowned difficult personality.
The author also used a vocabulary which rendered some passages quite ridiculous and worth a laugh because of the excessive solemnity.
Don't get me wrong, I love Chopin more than I can or know to put in words. In fact, he is my favorite pianist of all times. But Mr. Lavagne's bio was very much the opposite of what I was looking for in this genre.
If I must define this book, this biography, in a few words, they would be: romanticized, superficial, too solemn, pompous, did not seem sincere but full of adulation.
In its favour I am pointing the reader's attention to the sections of the book where Mr. Lavagne explains, in a beautiful and extensive enough manner, Chopin's music; and to the quotes from both Chopin & various his contemporaries.