The Pianist The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945
by Szpilman, WladyslawEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-12-20
Publisher(s): Picador
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Summary
Named one of the Best Books of 1999 by theLos Angeles Times,The Pianistis now a major motion picture directed by Roman Polanski and starring Adrien Brody (Son of Sam).The Pianistwon the Cannes Film Festival's most prestigious prizethe Palme d'Or. On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outsideso loudly that he couldn't hear his piano. It was the last live music broadcast from Warsaw: That day, a German bomb hit the station, and Polish Radio went off the air. Though he lost his entire family, Szpilman survived in hiding. In the end, his life was saved by a German officer who heard him play the same Chopin Nocturne on a piano found among the rubble. Written immediately after the war and suppressed for decades,The Pianistis a stunning testament to human endurance and the redemptive power of fellow feeling.
Author Biography
Wladyslaw Szpilman was born in 1911. He studied the piano at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. From 1945 to 1963, he was Director of Music at Polish Radio, and he also pursued a career as a concert pianist and composer for many years. He lives in Warsaw
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“Stunning.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Remarkable...a document of lasting historical and human value.” —Los Angeles Times
“Historically indispensable.” —The Washington Post Book World
“The Pianist is a great book.”—The Boston Globe
“Remarkable...a document of lasting historical and human value.” —Los Angeles Times
“Historically indispensable.” —The Washington Post Book World
“The Pianist is a great book.”—The Boston Globe
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