The pianist (seventy-fifth anniversary edition): the extraordinary true story of one man's survival in warsaw, 1939-1945 - wladyslaw szpilman

The 75th Anniversary Edition of the memoir that inspired Roman Polanskis Oscar-winning film, with a new introduction by Szpilmans son, AndrzejOn September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopins Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside--so loudly that he couldnt 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 in the immediate aftermath of the war, The Pianist conveys a shattering immediacy found in few books about that time and stands as a stunning testament to human endurance and healing through compassion.

This edition includes a foreword by Andrzej Szpilman, extracts from the diary of Wilm Hosenfeld, and an epilogue by Wolf Biermann.

The 75th Anniversary Edition of the memoir that inspired Roman Polanskis Oscar-winning film, with a new introduction by Szpilmans son, Andrzej On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopins Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside--so loudly that he couldnt 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 in the immediate aftermath of the war, The Pianist conveys a shattering immediacy found in few books about that time and stands as a stunning testament to human endurance and healing through compassion.

This edition includes a foreword by Andrzej Szpilman, extracts from the diary of Wilm Hosenfeld, and an epilogue by Wolf Biermann.

The 75th Anniversary Edition of the memoir that inspired Roman Polanskis Oscar-winning film, with a new introduction by Szpilmans son, Andrzej On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopins Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside--so loudly that he couldnt 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.