Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad

A 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist

National Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony.

In September 1941, Adolf Hitlerâ‚¬s Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western historyâ‚¬"almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943â‚¬â€œ1944. More than a million citizens perished. Survivors recall corpses littering the frozen streets, their relatives having neither the means nor the strength to bury them. Residents burned books, furniture, and floorboards to keep warm; they ate family pets andâ‚¬"eventuallyâ‚¬"one another to stay alive. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizensâ‚¬"the Leningrad Symphony, which came to occupy a surprising place of prominence in the eventual Allied victory.

This is the true story of a city under siege: the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the powerâ‚¬"and layered meaningâ‚¬"of music in beleaguered lives. Symphony for the City of the Dead is a masterwork thrillingly told and impeccably researched by National Book Awardâ‚¬â€œwinning author M. T. Anderson.
Country USA
Brand Candlewick Press
Manufacturer Candlewick
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber illustrations
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-09-22
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780763668181

Country	USA
Brand	Candlewick Press
Manufacturer	Candlewick
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2015-09-22
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780763668181

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad

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