Erin C. (brandinsp) reviewed The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 on + 113 more book reviews
Gripping tale of one man's survival of the Holocaust. Unique and terrifying perspective.
Sara T. reviewed The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 on + 10 more book reviews
"On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp Minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside-so loudly that he couldn't hear his piano. It was the last live music broadcast from Warsaw; that day, a German bomb hit the station, and Polish Radio went off the air. Though he lost his entire family, Szpilman survived in hiding. In the end, his life was saved by a German officer who heard him play the same Chopin nocturne on a piano found among the rubble. Written immediately after the war and suppressed for decades, The Pianist is a stunning testament to astonishing human endurace and healing through compassion."
Kathy S. reviewed The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 on
The movie "The Pianist" was based on this book. It is an extraordinary account of the author's survival in Warsaw during the Holocaust. The book is fantastic.
