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The Violin Of Auschwitz (1983)

by Maria Àngels Anglada(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0553807781 (ISBN13: 9780553807783)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Bantam

review 1: When a musician performing at a symphony hears an elderly woman playing a solo on a beautifully crafted violin, he approaches her to learn it's history. From her, he learns of Daniel, imprisoned at Auschwitz during WWII. Daniel was a violin maker who had been working as a carpenter until his true craftsmanship is identified. Two cruel Nazi men make a wager that Daniel can craft a violin within a certain number of days. Daniel is not told what time period he has and works tirelessly to complete the instrument. The book is interspersed with authentic documents from the Nazi camps. A relatively short story but gives an idea of what camp life was like for those interned in Germany.
review 2: A heart rendering novel. You live in the Auschwitz concentration camp wi... moreth a Jewish prisoner and experience the horrors of survival he experiences. When entered on the rolls of prisoners Daniel lists himself as a carpenter while in reality he is a talented violin maker. When working at the commandant's home he hears a violin player getting berated because of his bad playing, he then commits the unpardonable sin by speaking up and telling the group gathered it is not the player but the violin has a crack in it. The commandant asks him if he can repair it, when told yes Daniel is given a short time to do so but does it. Sometime later he is called to the commandant's house and told to make a violin. He finds out that a vicious surgeon who does experiments on prisoners and the commandant have made a wager that the violin maker can't complete the task. A case of wine versus the prisoner. Live with Daniel as he designs and builds the violin. See the violin played for the first time, all that follows is sheer terror and yet magic. This is a short book but one of those that must be read, it enriches the spirit. less

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