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The pianist from Syria : a memoir / Aeham Ahmad, as told to Sandra Hetzl and Ariel Hauptmeier ; translated by Emanuel Bergmann.
"An astonishing yet true account of a pianist's life in war-torn Syria and his ultimate escape to Germany offers a deeply personal perspective on the most devastating refugee crisis of this century. Aeham Ahmad was born a second-generation refugee--the son of a blind violinist and carpenter who recognized Aeham's talent and taught him how to play piano and love music from an early age. When his grandparents and father were forced to flee Israel and seek refuge from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 1948, Aeham's family built a life in Yarmouk, an unofficial refugee camp to more than 160,000 Palestinians in Damascus. While waiting for the conflict to be resolved so that they could return to their homeland, they raised a new generation in Syria. But another fight overtook their asylum. Their only havens were in music and each other. In his escape from Syria, Aeham sought out a safe place for him and his family to call home and build a better future. Heart-wrenching though full of hope, and told in a raw and poignant voice, The Pianist from Syria is a gripping portrait of one man's search for a peaceful life and of a country being torn apart as the world watches in horror."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501173493
- ISBN: 1501173499
- Physical Description: 276 pages : illustration, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Atria books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Und die Vögel werden singen. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the German. |
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| Subject: | Ahmad, Aeham, 1988- Pianists > Syria > Biography. Refugees > Syria > Biography. Refugees > Germany > Biography. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Easton Main Library | 786.2 A286p (Text) | 31901004313153 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | 786.2092 AHMA (Text) | 34455006540104 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 921 (Text) | 33062009164485 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Green Free Library (Wellsboro) | 921 AHMAD (Text) | 92522375 | GFWM Main Room | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Biography Ahmad (Text) | 39427103331237 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Adults Ahmed Biography (Text)
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PLATED 2020: In honor of Lynne Pfafflin Danyo by Martin Library Honors Committee
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| Parkland Community Library | B AHMAD AHM (Text) | 34422007105469 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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