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 me from beyond the...

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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.
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