Search results
The Pianist is a memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman in which he describes his life in Warsaw in occupied Poland during World War II.
The Pianist is a memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman in which he describes his life in Warsaw in occupied Poland during World War II.
Sep 2, 2000 · The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945. Paperback – September 2, 2000. The memoir that inspired Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film, which won the Cannes Film Festival's most prestigious prize―the Palme d'Or.
- Wladyslaw Szpilman
Sep 2, 2000 · Named one of the Best Books of 1999 by the Los Angeles Times. 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.
Dec 8, 2011 · The Pianist. Wladyslaw Szpilman. Orion, Dec 8, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 224 pages. The bestselling memoir of a Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds.
The bestselling memoir of a Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds. On September 23, 1939, Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in...
Macmillan, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 221 pages. The memoir that inspired Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film, which won the Cannes Film Festival's most prestigious prize—the Palme d'Or.
Jan 1, 2003 · A long-suppressed and moving true testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of music recounts the World War II experiences of a professional Warsaw pianist who, though losing his family, survives the Holocaust in hiding. Reissue.
- Wladyslaw Szpilman, Wilm Hosenfeld
The memoir that inspired Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning film, which won the Cannes Film Festival's most prestigious prize—the Palme d'Or. Named one of the Best Books of 1999 by the Los Angeles Times.
Jun 27, 2012 · A Jewish pianist's real-life account of survival in World War II Warsaw.
