Saving Mozart by Howard Curtis - ISBN: 9781922147646
Paperback
Against the tide of Nazism, one man’s music becomes resistance.

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    20 November 2013

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Summary

Time is running out for Otto Steiner, an elderly Jewish music critic who is languishing in a sanitorium in Salzburg on the eve of the Second World War.

Music remains his only love, but the forces of darkness are closing in.

Then Otto is asked to write the program notes for the approaching music festival. For a few evenings Salzburg will be the capital of the Reich and of music. He bears witness in his diary to the sinister sounds of Nazism, but also reveals his astonishing act…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781922147646
ISBN-10:1922147648
Author:Howard Curtis, Raphaël Jerusalmy
Publisher:Text Publishing
Imprint:The Text Publishing Company
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Release Date:20 November 2013
Weight:112g
Dimensions:15mm x 197mm x 130mm
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Critics Review

‘This novella is an elegantly crafted commentary on the possible outcomes of shifts in values, in power and authority and the range of human responses to that.’

‘A dazzling, striking (first) novel, as intriguing as its author…A compelling success.’ – Marianne Payot * L’Express *
‘Jewel-like.’ * Saturday Age/Sydney Morning Herald/Canberra Times *
‘This novella is an elegantly crafted commentary on the possible outcomes of shifts in values, in power and authority and the range of human responses to that.’ * Otago Daily Times *
‘An immensely powerful book told with economy and heart.’ – Bait for Bookworms
‘Nothing can detract…from the sheer genius of the plot and the dazzling display of heroism which is at the core of this absolute gem of a novel.’ – Weekend Bookworm
‘The deceptively simple story of an improbable hero is a parable of personal bravery, ethics and responsibility…A petite gem.’ * Weekend Press *
‘An exquisite jewel of a book…in just over 120 slim pages Jerusalmy succeeds in conjuring up a whole world…I can only urge readers to implore him to undertake a second outing and to direct them to Saving Mozart with all urgency.’ * Jewish Chronicle *
‘The author’s own love and understanding of music shines through every page. Jerusalmy has produced a perfectly crafted addition to the best of Holocaust literature.’ * Daily Mail *
‘This slender, confident debut novel is deliciously atmospheric and tense.’ * Financial Times *

About The Author

Howard Curtis

Raphaël Jerusalmy holds a degree from the Ecole Normale Superieure and from the Sorbonne. He made his career in the Israeli military intelligence services before moving on to work in the humanitarian and educational fields. He is now an antiquarian book dealer in Tel Aviv. Saving Mozart is his first novel.

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