Maria Àngels Anglada
Hardcover | Pages: 109 pages Rating: 3.64 | 3796 Users | 489 Reviews
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| Original Title: | El violí d'Auschwitz |
| ISBN: | 0553807781 (ISBN13: 9780553807783) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Auschwitz(Poland) |
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An international sensation now available in English for the first time, The Violin of Auschwitz is the unforgettable story of one man’s refusal to surrender his dignity in the face of history’s greatest atrocity.In the winter of 1991, at a concert in Krakow, an older woman with a marvelously pitched violin meets a fellow musician who is instantly captivated by her instrument. When he asks her how she obtained it, she reveals the remarkable story behind its origin...
Imprisoned at Auschwitz, the notorious concentration camp, Daniel feels his humanity slipping away. Treasured memories of the young woman he loved and the prayers that once lingered on his lips become hazier with each passing day. Then a visit from a mysterious stranger changes everything, as Daniel’s former identity as a crafter of fine violins is revealed to all. The camp’s two most dangerous men use this information to make a cruel wager: If Daniel can build a successful violin within a certain number of days, the Kommandant wins a case of the finest burgundy. If not, the camp doctor, a torturer, gets hold of Daniel. And so, battling exhaustion, Daniel tries to recapture his lost art, knowing all too well the likely cost of failure.
Written with lyrical simplicity and haunting beauty—and interspersed with chilling, actual Nazi documentation—The Violin of Auschwitz is more than just a novel: It is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of beauty, art, and hope to triumph over the darkest adversity.
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| Title | : | The Violin of Auschwitz |
| Author | : | Maria Àngels Anglada |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 109 pages |
| Published | : | August 31st 2010 by Bantam (first published 1983) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. World War II. Holocaust. Music. Fiction. War |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 3796 Users | 489 ReviewsArticle About Books The Violin of Auschwitz
I've been meaning to read this one for a while. It's a quick read, though that's partially because it got no hooks into me. I didn't really want to linger over it. It's a simple story, set amid the horrors of the Second World War, with a Jewish violin maker as the central character.It manages to evoke that atmosphere reasonably well, but not so much the characters. I couldn't link up with Daniel and feel for him. Maybe it was the fact that I had to read this in translation -- very fewPretty typical holocaust literature. And the prose style was lifeless. With literary fiction style and character drive the work and this possessed neither compelling characters nor an interesting use of language. If Ms. Anglada is indicative of the best Europe has to offer then I weep for the peninsula. It wasn't bad, and if this is your introduction to holocaust literature you may even call it good. But within the space of holocaust literature it isn't either original or compelling...the best
It looks like an old fashion holocaust memoir, but it is relatively moving and better than some famous holocaust memoirs. If you've read Night, If This Is a Man, it will be much easier to understand and feel the content. The author didn't describe Dr. Mengele, instead, many familiar occasions in the camp that suppose to be mentioned, the author portrayed them in another way. Basically, this book is well written. The author knows when to write a shining sentence to lighten the whole chapter.
Ah, our musicians hands have been severed, our singers mouths barred with iron. The sweet-voiced violin lies on the ground. Yannis Ritsos Daniel Krakowensis was a luthier by profession. An SS officer was going punish Daniel if he wasnt able to fix a violin that was cracked. He was given one night to fix it in a carpenter shop. If the violin wasnt to the officers liking, it would be confinement with horrifying circumstances- plus whippings. At the present moment... while fixing the violin,
Strong in its quiet simplicity, but I felt somewhat disconnected from the characters (3.5 stars)Maria Àngels Anglada is described as "one of the most important figures of Catalan twentieth-century literature," and her talent is evident in this novel. Both the story and the writing were simple and I don't intend that as a criticism, because in my opinion this simplicity is the book's greatest strength.The Auschwitz Violin has two frames to its central tale, so it's a story within a story within a
The history nerd within me is absolutely fascinated by books which take World War Two as their focus, particularly so in instances where fact and fiction have been woven together. Such is the case in Maria Angels Angladas novella, The Auschwitz Violin. Translated into English by Martha Tennent, it was originally published in Catalan. Anglada, who died in 1999, was one of the most important figures in Catalonia, as well as one of the regions most prestigious authors.The Auschwitz Violin has been
Readability: Off the charts easy to read; I finished this in a spare hour while my father watched yet another repeat of Poirot. This isn't necessarily a good thing, though - this book is about the Holocaust, one of the most horrendous events ever to occur in our history, and a throwaway hour in front of the fire seems ... empty, unsatisfying, possibly even disrespectful. The very word 'Auschwitz' makes me shiver, feel a little nauseous, darkens everything around me, but this book evoked none of
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