The Pianist from Budapest. The True Story of a Musician Who Survived the Holocaust
Budapest in the 1930s. Ahead of the young pianist Steven de Bastion is freedom, dizzying success, and public recognition. Everything changes in 1939 when Steven's world shatters into "before" and "after" with the onset of World War II: ahead are...
the concentration camps of Mauthausen and Gunskirchen, the unimaginable horrors faced by a person of Jewish descent. Thanks to an incredible strength of character, Steven finds the courage to escape and return home. Roxana de Bastion, the pianist's granddaughter, inherits her grandfather's piano and many years later finds and decodes cassette recordings in which he tells his story. Weaving together his original recordings, unpublished memoirs, letters, and documents, Roxana recreates her family's history, describing all the sorrows and misfortunes they endured. Bright and deeply touching, the book conveys the great spirit of one man in the face of darkness and the hope that resonates through generations.
Series: Living History: War, People, and Destinies
Age restrictions: 16+
Year of publication: 2025
ISBN: 9785171701703
Number of pages: 320
Size: 208х135х18 mm
Cover type:
hard
Weight: 346 g
ID: 1727070
Budapest in the 1930s. Ahead of the young pianist Steven de Bastion is freedom, dizzying success, and public recognition. Everything changes in 1939 when Steven's world shatters into "before" and "after" with the onset of World War II: ahead are the concentration camps of Mauthausen and Gunskirchen, the unimaginable horrors faced by a person of Jewish descent. Thanks to an incredible strength of character, Steven finds the courage to escape and return home. Roxana de Bastion, the pianist's granddaughter, inherits her grandfather's piano and many years later finds and decodes cassette recordings in which he tells his story. Weaving together his original recordings, unpublished memoirs, letters, and documents, Roxana recreates her family's history, describing all the sorrows and misfortunes they endured. Bright and deeply touching, the book conveys the great spirit of one man in the face of darkness and the hope that resonates through generations.
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