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The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War
The House of Wittgenstein A Family at War
Author: Alexander Waugh
From Alexander Waugh, the author of the acclaimed memoir Fathers and Sons, comes a grand saga of a brilliant and tragic Viennese family. — The Wittgenstein family was one of the richest, most talented, and most eccentric in European history. Karl Wittgenstein, who ran away from home as a wayward and rebellious youth, returned to his native...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385520607
ISBN-10: 0385520603
Publication Date: 2/24/2009
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This book takes Paul Wittgenstein, a pianist who lost his right arm in World War I, as the hero of the family and heaps scorn on Ludwig Wittgenstein, acknowledged by numerous polls as the greatest philosopher of the 20th century. So if you're looking to learn more about the latter, I most definitely do not recommend this book about his family.


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