My Heart Is a Violin

REOWNED VIOLINIST/COMPOSER AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR

by Shony A. Braun


Formats

Hardcover
£15.37
Softcover
£11.23
Hardcover
£15.37

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 19/02/2003

Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 220
ISBN : 9780759696174
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 220
ISBN : 9780759696167

About the Book

This book traces the unique and remarkable life of Shony Alex Braun. As a boy of four, he becomes lost in the Transylvanian forest and encounters a group of gypsies who enchant him with their musical instruments. This launches his love and fascination for the violin. He eagerly learns to play the violin, and by age eleven he makes his debut on Radio Bucharest. His dreams of further study are cut short by Nazi oppression and the deportation of him at thirteen and his family to Auschwitz. The violin miraculously saves his life in the death camp of Dachau and then after liberation, the violin brings him back from the brink of death as he recovers from a gunshot wound, blood poisoning, tuberculosis and malnutrition. He meets a charming girl in the recovery hospital and begins a new life with her as his wife in the United States. Shony goes on to become a prolific composer, Hollywood performer, concert soloist and Pulitzer Prize nominee. His faith in God and his courage to survive will inspire you. Shony’s loving concern for others with help you realize there is good in the world.


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