The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45

The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45

by WladyslawSzpilman (Author)

Synopsis

'You can learn more about human nature from this brief account of the survival of one man throughout the war years in the devastated city of Warsaw than from several volumes of the average encyclopaedia' Independent on Sunday 'We are drawn in to share his surprise and then disbelief at the horrifying progress of events, all conveyed with an understated intimacy and dailiness that render them painfully close...riveting' Observer 'The images drawn are unusually sharp and clear...but its moral tone is even more striking: Szpilman refuses to make a hero or a demon out of anyone' Literary Review

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: New
Publisher: W&N
Published: 04 Jul 2002

ISBN 10: 0297829726
ISBN 13: 9780297829720
Book Overview: Movie won the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Directed by Roman Polanski Movie to be released worldwide in October 2002 Rights to The Pianist sold in twenty countries The Pianist was a top twenty bestseller and sold over 10,000 copies in hardback

Author Bio
Wladislaw Szpilman was born in 1911. He studied 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 for many years he also pursued a career as a concert pianist and composer. He continued to live in Warsaw until his death in 2000.