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Music saves lives in WWII Italy.

The Mozart Question is a great read for music lovers and those interested in WWII history. This book humanizes the war and shows how even in the darkest of times, music can bring hope and healing. Morpurgo's prose is evocative and gripping, transporting readers to Venice and the horrors of war. The Mozart Question is a haunting and beautiful novel that will stay with readers long after they finish it.

  • Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2010)
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ISBN: 9781406312201
Publisher: Walker Children's
Date of Publication: 2007-11-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Young Adult
Related Topics: World War II, War
Goodreads rating: 4.12
(rated by 1747 readers)

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This is a moving tale of secrets and survival bound together by the power of music, from a master storyteller.When Lesley is sent to Venice to interview world-renowned violinist Paulo Levi on his fiftieth birthday, she cannot believe her luck. She is told that she can ask him anything at all - except the Mozart question. But it is Paulo himself who decides that it is time for the truth to be told. And so follows the story of his parents as Jewish prisoners of war, forced to play Mozart violin concerti for the enemy; how they watched fellow Jews being led off to their deaths and knew that they were playing for their lives. As the story unfolds, the journalist begins to understand the full horror of war, and how one group of musicians survived using the only weapon they had - music.
 

Music saves lives in WWII Italy.

The Mozart Question is a great read for music lovers and those interested in WWII history. This book humanizes the war and shows how even in the darkest of times, music can bring hope and healing. Morpurgo's prose is evocative and gripping, transporting readers to Venice and the horrors of war. The Mozart Question is a haunting and beautiful novel that will stay with readers long after they finish it.

  • Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.