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The House of Wittgenstein

By Alexander Waugh

The House of Wittgenstein Memories

The House of Wittgenstein

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'The story in this book is so gripping and fascinating that it is remarkable that it has never been told in this way before' Simon Heffer, Literary Review 'Masterly ... His writing is brisk, confident and colourful ... a pleasure to read' Sunday Telegraph The true story of a one-handed pianist and the fall of his aristocratic family The Wittgenstein family was one of the richest, most talented and most eccentric in European history. The domineering paternal influence of Karl Wittgenstein left his eight children fraught by inner antagonisms and nervous tension. Three of his sons committed suicide; Paul, the fourth, became a world-famous concert pianist (using only his left hand), while Ludwig, the youngest, is now regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. In this dramatic historical and psychological epic, Alexander Waugh traces the triumphs and vicissitudes of a family held together by a fanatical love of music yet torn apart by money, madness, conflicts of loyalty and the cataclysmic upheaval of two world wars.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2009-08-01
Publication Date:
2009-09-07
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0747596735
ISBN13:
9780747596738
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
344 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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