The Pianist, Śmierć miasta (“Death of a City”)
by (CINEMA - Books Into Movies) SZPILMAN (Wladyslaw)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Kingston, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
SZPILMAN (Wladyslaw):
[The Pianist] Śmierć miasta ("Death of a City").
Warsaw, 1946.
8vo, pictorial paper wrappers.
The memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origin who survived the German deportations of Jews to extermination camps, the 1943 destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the 1944 Warsaw Uprising during World War II.
Szpilman wrote his memoir in 1945, shortly after the war's end which was suppressed by Poland's communist authorities. Not many copies of the book were printed, and it was ignored for more than 50 years.
In 1998, Szpilman's son Andrzej Szpilman republished his father's work, first in German as Das wunderbare Überleben ("The Miraculous Survival") and then in English as "The Pianist". It was later published in more than 30 languages.
In 2002, Roman Polanski directed a screen version, also called The Pianist, but Szpilman passed away before the film was completed. The movie won three Academy Awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film Award, and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- BATTLEDORE LTD (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- VB34
- Title
- The Pianist, Śmierć miasta (“Death of a City”)
- Author
- (CINEMA - Books Into Movies) SZPILMAN (Wladyslaw)
- Format/Binding
- Printed pictorial wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Place of Publication
- Warsaw
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Pianist, Szpilman, movie, memoir, Jewish, Warsaw Ghetto, WWII, Poland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Popular Culture and Ephemera; Antiquarian, Rare & Collectible Books;
Terms of Sale
BATTLEDORE LTD
About the Seller
BATTLEDORE LTD
About BATTLEDORE LTD
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...