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Alice s Piano The Life of Alice Herz-Sommer

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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
ISBN
9781250007414
Book Title
Alice's Piano : the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2012
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Reinhard Piechocki, Melissa Muller
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Holocaust, Genres & Styles / Classical, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Item Weight
20.1 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
368 Pages
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250007410
ISBN-13
9781250007414
eBay Product ID (ePID)
125215934

Product Key Features

Book Title
Alice's Piano : the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Holocaust, Genres & Styles / Classical, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Reinhard Piechocki, Melissa Muller
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Reviews
Praise for the UK edition: "Herz-Sommer's story deserves to be told...Against all odds, truth and beauty survive." -- The Times (London), "Most moving is the story throughout of her loving bond with her son and how she saved him. No politics, intolerance, or self-righteousness, no talk of revenge, always the rigor and joy of music."-- Booklist (Starred Review)   "A miraculous journey of mother and son for whom music provided strength and nourishment."-- Kirkus Reviews  , Most moving is the story throughout of her loving bond with her son and how she saved him. No politics, intolerance, or self-righteousness, no talk of revenge, always the rigor and joy of music., "Most moving is the story throughout of her loving bond with her son and how she saved him. No politics, intolerance, or self-righteousness, no talk of revenge, always the rigor and joy of music." -- Booklist (Starred Review) "A miraculous journey of mother and son for whom music provided strength and nourishment." -- Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
"How music provided hope in one of the world's darkest times--the inspirational life story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest living Holocaust survivor" Alice Herz-Sommer was born in Prague in 1903. A talented pianist from a very early age, she became famous throughout Europe; but, as the Nazis rose to power, her world crumbled. In 1942, her mother was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp and vanished. In 1943, Alice, her husband and their six-year-old son were sent there, too. In the midst of horror, music, especially Chopin's "Etudes, " was Alice's salvation. Theresienstadt was a "show camp," a living slice of Nazi propaganda created to convince outsiders that the Jews were being treated humanely. In more than a hundred concerts, Alice gave her fellow prisoners hope in a time of suffering. Written with the cooperation of Alice Herz-Sommer, Melissa Muller and Reinhard Piechocki's "Alice's Piano" is the first time her story has been told. At 107 years old, she continues to play her piano in London and bring hope to many., How music provided hope in one of the world's darkest times--the inspirational life story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest living Holocaust survivor Alice Herz-Sommer was born in Prague in 1903. A talented pianist from a very early age, she became famous throughout Europe; but, as the Nazis rose to power, her world crumbled. In 1942, her mother was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp and vanished. In 1943, Alice, her husband and their six-year-old son were sent there, too. In the midst of horror, music, especially Chopin's Etudes, was Alice's salvation. Theresienstadt was a "show camp", a living slice of Nazi propaganda created to convince outsiders that the Jews were being treated humanely. In more than a hundred concerts, Alice gave her fellow prisoners hope in a time of suffering. Written with the cooperation of Alice Herz-Sommer, Melissa Müller and Reinhard Piechocki's Alice's Piano is the first time her story has been told. At 107 years old, she continues to play her piano in London and bring hope to many.

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