Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Runaway Waltz : A Memoir from Vienna to New York

Runaway Waltz : A Memoir from Vienna to New York
Runaway Waltz A Memoir from Vienna to New York
Author: Frederic Morton
One of the most revered essayists and novelists of his generation, Frederic Morton has captured with matchless immediacy the glamour of Vienna before World War I and the storied opulence of the Rothschild family in his bestselling and award-winning works. Now, in his first book in more than fifteen years, he delivers a luminous look at his own u...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743225397
ISBN-10: 0743225392
Publication Date: 5/24/2005
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

4 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "Runaway Waltz A Memoir from Vienna to New York"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed Runaway Waltz : A Memoir from Vienna to New York on + 216 more book reviews
Biography of a young Jewish boy who leaves his home in Vienna for New York right before the deportment of the large population of Austria's Jews. The author, now a well-known novelest, offers the reader 10 episodes in his rather extraordinary life, from Vienna to London, to New York where he worked as a baker's assistant to his rise as a new young author in the 1960's and 70's.


Genres: