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The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War
Alexander Waugh
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Description for The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War
Paperback. The true story of a one-handed pianist and the fall of his aristocratic family Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342. A Family At War. 384 pages. The true story of a one-handed pianist and the fall of his aristocratic family. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; BGH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight: 290.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747596738
SKU
V9780747596738
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About Alexander Waugh
Alexander Waugh is the grandson of Evelyn and son of Auberon. He has been the chief Opera Critic at both the Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard, and is also a publisher, cartoonist and award-winning composer. He is the author of Fathers and Sons, Time and God. He reviews regularly for national newspapers and magazines.
Reviews for The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War
'It has been famously written, and often observed, that every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Never was this truer than in the case of the Wittgensteins ... fascinating' Spectator 'A work of real discovery' Norman Lebrecht, Evening Standard 'The story in this book is so gripping and fascinating that it is remarkable that it has never been ... Read more