The Savior
A Novel
$31.35
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
12 August 2008
Summary
A magnetic debut novel from world-renowned violinist Eugene Drucker
Set during the final weeks of World War II, "The Savior" is the story of Gottfried Keller, a young German violinist. Exempted from military service, Keller is burdened with the demoralizing task of playing for wounded soldiers in hospitals and makeshift infirmaries.
As he leaves his apartment one morning to pick up a new assignment at headquarters, Keller finds an SS driver waiting for him an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416543305 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1416543309 |
| Author: | Eugene Drucker |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 147mm x 217mm |
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Critics Review
“Eugene Drucker brings a musician’s understanding of tempo, tone and interpretation to this book. He’s an artist in two fields; maybe more.”
– Paul Newman “With The Savior, Eugene Drucker has written an elegant, smart and knowing novel that delves into darkness and explores its many shades.”
– Meg Wolitzer, author of The Position and Surrender, Dorothy “One of our finest musicians has now distinguished himself in this graceful work of fiction. Eugene Drucker has created a poignant tale of heartbreaking paradoxes and one man’s efforts to solve them through art in the darkest of times.”
– Leon Botstein, president of Bard College and author of The History of Listening “A moving, honest exploration of conscience; Eugene Drucker’s description of music illuminates the text in a way that a nonmusical writer would have been incapable of. The test of a good novel is whether it stays with you afterward, and The Savior is a book you will not forget.”
– Kate Atkinson, author of One Good Turn and Case Histories
Eugene Drucker
As a member of the Emerson String Quartet, Eugene Drucker has received eight Grammys, the Avery Fisher Prize and three Gramophone Awards. An active solo artist, he has recorded the sonatas and partitas of Bach as well as the violin sonatas and duos of Bart?k. He is the author of numerous articles, CD liner notes and concert program notes on string quartet and solo violin music. He lives in New York with his wife and son.
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