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The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Survival, Hope, and Music
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Author:
Roxanne de Bastion
Publisher:
Pegasus Books
Date:
July 2, 2024
A story about a piano and its most prodigious player--and how they both survived one of the darkest periods in history.
What The Reviewers Say
The long descriptions of violence, hatred, and inhumanity feel overwhelming. But it is also an amazing story of persistence, grace, and a will to live..
Extraordinary.
Like all family historians, Roxanne de Bastion wishes she had paid more attention, asked more and remembered better. But The Piano Player of Budapest tells us that the handing down of stories is complex. Through her grandfather’s terrible ordeals she sees her father more fully..
A most moving, memorable memoir that expertly incorporates sensory details. Readers will be able to easily envision de Bastion’s grandfather, his love of music and great talent for it, his strength and resilience during the war, and the power of his music to keep him alive..
