The pianist : the extraordinary story of one man's survival in Warsaw, 1939-45 / Władysław Szpilman ; with extracts from the diary of Wilm Hosenfeld ; foreword by Andrzej Szpilman ; epilogue by Wolf Biermann ; translated by Anthea Bell.
Epilogue: a bridge between Władysław Szpilman and Wilm Hosenfeld / Wolf Biermann. War -- First Germans -- My father bows to the Germans -- Are you Jews? -- Dancing in chłodna street -- Fine gesture by Mrs K -- Anthill under threat -- Umschlagplatz -- Chance of life -- Marksmen arise! -- Majorek -- Trouble and strife next door -- Szałas' betrayal -- In a burning building -- Death of a city -- Life for liquor -- Nocturne in C sharp minor -- Postscript -- Extracts from the Diary of Captain Wilm Hosenfeld -- Epilogue: a bridge between Władysław Szpilman and Wilm Hosenfeld / Wolf Biermann.
Summary:
A Jewish pianist's real-life account of survival in World War II Warsaw.
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