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The pianist the extraordinary true story of one man's survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945

A Jewish pianist's real-life account of survival in World War II Warsaw. Separated in a mêlée, he fights to rejoin his family as they board the death train, but police block him. "Papa!" he cries. The father waves, "as if I were setting out into life and he was already greeting...

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Main Author: Szpilman, Władysław.
Other Authors: Hosenfeld, Wilm., Bell, Anthea.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Polish
Published: New York : Picador, 2003, c1999.
Edition: 2nd Picador pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Szpilman, Władysław.
Jews > Poland > Warsaw > Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Warsaw > Personal narratives.
Jewish musicians > Poland > Warsaw > Biography.
Warsaw (Poland) > Biography.
Summary: A Jewish pianist's real-life account of survival in World War II Warsaw. Separated in a mêlée, he fights to rejoin his family as they board the death train, but police block him. "Papa!" he cries. The father waves, "as if I were setting out into life and he was already greeting me from beyond the grave."
Item Description: Translation of: Śmierć miasta.
Physical Description: 222 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0312311354 (pbk.) :
9780312311353 (pbk.)
Author Notes: 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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