the extraordinary relationship between the great composer and the brutal dictator
Volkov, Solomon
2004
Chronicles the friendship between Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and Josef Stalin, discussing how Stalin used their friendship to exploit Shostakovich's work and mental instabilities and how Shostakovich's compositions were impacted by Stalin's totalitarian rule.
Retells the story of Jesus from the point of view of a grieving mother, a friend grappling with betrayal, an aspiring leader, and a rebel, each of whose lives intertwine with that of the young Jewish preacher.
He was a ruler with no identity, a man who neither understood himself nor his country. Includes his private war with Adolf Hitler, his march on Rome, and his theatrical personality.
Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his own life but England's already precarious position in the Far East.
When nine-year-old Pedro goes to school, a soldier from his country's dictatorship orders the students to write a composition about the nightime activities of their families.
When nine-year-old Pedro goes to school, a soldier from his country's dictatorship orders the students to write a composition about the nightime activities of their families.
Windisch, a miller in a Romanian village under the rule of dictator Ceausescu, desperate to get a passport to migrate to West Germany, sends his daughter to persuade village officials after his attempts to bribe the mayor fail.
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