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Testimony by Solomon Volkov
The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich
With the composer's consent, the manuscript was smuggled out of Soviet Russia - but Shostakovich, fearing reprisals, stipulated that the book should not appear until after his death. Ever since its publication in 1979 it has been the subject of controversy, some suggesting that Volkov invented parts of it, but most affirming that it revealed a profoundly ambivalent Shostakovich which the world had never seen before - his life at once triumphant and tragic. Either way, it remains indispensable to an understanding of Shostakovich's life and work. Testimony is intense and fiercely ironic, both plain-spoken and outspoken. |
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| Author(s) : Solomon Volkov | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0571227929 | ISBN-13 : 9780571227921 |
| RRP : £12.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 07/07/2005
Publisher : Faber and Faber
Page Length : 240mm
Page Size : 198mm