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One man, his piano and their miraculous survival.

''Extraordinary'' Baroness Julia Neuberger
''Powerful and gruelling ... an almost unimaginable story of horror and survival'' Mail on Sunday
''Stunning. A beautiful blend of action, poetry, thought-provoking comment and music ... just brilliant'' James Ainscough OBE
''A gripping narrative of suffering, loss and survival, with music at its heart'' Fiona Maddocks

All future, freedom and success lay ahead of young pianist Stephen de Bastion in 1930s Hungary. Life whirled headily around cocktails, romance, applause and the buzz of Budapest late into the night. Then, 1939. Stephen''s world disintegrates and this becomes a story of his brutal descent, of his time in labour camps, of Mauthausen and Gunskirchen and the unimaginable horrors he endured during the Holocaust as a man of Jewish descent. Yet, this is also a tale of extraordinary escape ... and the piano, waiting for

The Piano Player of Budapest

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One man, his piano and their miraculous survival.''Extraordinary'' Baroness Julia Neuberger''Powerful and gruelling ... an almost unimaginable story of horror... Read more

    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
    Publication Date: 01/06/2024
    ISBN13: 9781472147844, 978-1472147844
    ISBN10: 1472147847

    Non Fiction , Entertainment

    Description

    One man, his piano and their miraculous survival.

    ''Extraordinary''     Baroness Julia Neuberger
    ''Powerful and gruelling ... an almost unimaginable story of horror and survival'' Mail on Sunday
    ''Stunning. A beautiful blend of action, poetry, thought-provoking comment and music ... just brilliant'' James Ainscough OBE
    ''A gripping narrative of suffering, loss and survival, with music at its heart'' Fiona Maddocks

    All future, freedom and success lay ahead of young pianist Stephen de Bastion in 1930s Hungary. Life whirled headily around cocktails, romance, applause and the buzz of Budapest late into the night. Then, 1939. Stephen''s world disintegrates and this becomes a story of his brutal descent, of his time in labour camps, of Mauthausen and Gunskirchen and the unimaginable horrors he endured during the Holocaust as a man of Jewish descent. Yet, this is also a tale of extraordinary escape ... and the piano, waiting for

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