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... The Pianist is an autobiography of a Jewish musicians’ incredible (also depressing, triumphant, and abject) account of his life during the Holocaust. ... Wladyslaw Szpilman (pronounced Vlad-eh-slaw Shpeel-mawn) is a brilliant mind, and does a wonderful job of portraying his dismal life from 1939-1945.
Wladyslaw Szpilman is a pianist in Poland around the time of World War II. ... Life is rough for him and his family, as money is always a concern. ... Szpilman and his family are herded up by the German’s in 1943 along with hundreds of Jews to be sent of to concentration camps. However, to Szpilman’s great fortune, a friend of his family who is working as a Jewish police officer for the Germans saves him moments before he is to get on the train. From then on, Wladyslaw is on his own. ... For months upon months, Szpilman is nomadic is Warsaw, until the last chapter, when the book reveals one of the most tense and dramatic moments I have ever witnessed. ... Szpilman describes many of the horrific events that he goes through in those six years, and he does so with little mercy to how a fragile reader may react. ... Also, Szpilman’s credible memory is useful in this setting because he is able to accurately convey a feeling, or a thought, which he may have had at a particular time. In most cases memories are much like dreams, fuzzy and incomplete, however Szpilman’s descriptions plainly show that this is not the case in this situation. ... Also, it allows us to follow Wladyslaw as he lives from 1939-1945 accurately. ... However, this one serves as more of an incredible accurate drama, in which the reader can feel as Szpilman did.
Approximate Word count = 1443
Approximate Pages = 5.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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