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The Auschwitz Violin
Maria Angels Anglada
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Description for The Auschwitz Violin
Paperback. An international sensation The Auschwitz Violin is the unforgettable story of one man's refusal to surrender his dignity in the face of history's greatest atrocity. Translator(s): Tennent, Martha. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
In the winter of 1991, at a concert in Krakow, an older woman with a marvelously pitched violin meets a fellow musician who is instantly captivated by her instrument. When he asks her how she obtained it, she reveals the remarkable story behind its origin. . . .
Imprisoned at Auschwitz, the notorious concentration camp, Daniel feels his humanity slipping away. Treasured memories of the young woman he loved and the prayers that once lingered on his lips become hazier with each passing day. Then a visit from a mysterious stranger changes everything, as Daniel's former identity as a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849019811
SKU
V9781849019811
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Ref
99-50
About Maria Angels Anglada
Maria Àngels Anglada (1930-99) was one of the most important Catalan figures of the twentieth century and one of its most prestigious and widely read authors. She was the winner of many awards and honors, including the Octavi Pellissa Prize for her book of short stories Nit de 1911.
Reviews for The Auschwitz Violin
A very moving story that is as concerned with the transcendent power of art as it is with the dehumanizing trauma of the Holocaust. Anglada writes with elegance and subtlety, the brevity of the story only adding to its emotional power.
John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
A masterwork of delicacy.
Elle
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John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
A masterwork of delicacy.
Elle
... Read more