{"product_id":"saving-mozart-9781609451455","title":"Saving Mozart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel of one dying man’s act of defiance against the Nazis. “This slender, confident debut novel is deliciously atmospheric and tense” (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaphaël Jerusalmy’s debut novel takes the form of the journal of Otto J. Steiner, a former music critic of Jewish descent suffering from tuberculosis in a Salzburg sanatorium in 1939. Drained by his illness and isolated in the gloomy sanatorium, Steiner finds solace only in music. He is horrified to learn that the Nazis are transforming a Mozart festival into a fascist event. Steiner feels helpless at first, but an invitation from a friend presents him with an opportunity to fight back. Under the guise of organizing a concert for Nazi officials, Steiner formulates a plan to save Mozart that could dramatically change the course of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A dazzling, striking debut, as intriguing as its author . . . a compelling success.” —\u003ci\u003eL’Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Steiner’s fictional diary is a brief but powerful story about a brave feat recorded for a son Steiner will never see again.”—\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If we can imagine a part of the contents [of the intimate journal kept by Steiner], in direct relation to the somber reality of the period, it does not reserve fewer considerable surprises that situate it well beyond a simple chronicle of the time.”—\u003ci\u003eL’Humanité\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The strength of \u003cem\u003eSaving Mozart\u003c\/em\u003e is its focus on one man’s limited experience of horror.”—\u003ci\u003eThree Guys One Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reads like an unexpected gift.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raphaël Jerusalmy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48170155475195,"sku":"9781609451455","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_ea7d98cb-caee-4c77-9b2c-ceb59cc332a1.jpg?v=1770635812","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/saving-mozart-9781609451455","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}