The Pianist of Yarmouk
Autor Aeham Ahmaden Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 oct 2019
'Ahmad has created a moving and visceral account of conflict, hope and the power of music'Hannah Beckerman,Observer
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One morning in war-torn Damascus, a starving man drags a piano into a rubbled street. Everything he once knew has been destroyed by war.
Amidst ruin and despair, he begins to play. He plays of love and hope, he plays for his family and his fellow Syrians. He plays even though he could be killed for doing so.
As word of his defiance spreads around the world, he becomes a beacon of hope and even resistance. Yet he fears for his wife and children - the more he plays, the more he and his family are endangered until, finally, he must make a terrible choice . . .
Aeham Ahmad's spellbinding and uplifting true story tells of the triumph of love and hope, the incredible bonds of family, and the healing power of music in even the very darkest of places.
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'In amongst the wreckage scenes of hope. An amazing man - Ahmad played the piano just to spread love'Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2
'An extraordinary, beautiful book about a man who in the midst of utter terror wheeled his piano in to the street and played for Yarmouk. He is amazing'Nihal Arthanayake BBC 5 Live
'The music of Aeham Ahmad became a symbol of resistance'Today, BBC Radio 4
'So inspiring'ITV News
'Aeham Ahmad is a talented and brave man of peace. Please read his book and pass it on to anyone who doesn't know or understand the plight of today's refugees'Stanley Tucci
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241347522
ISBN-10: 0241347521
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241347521
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Aeham
Ahmad,
born
in
Damascus
in
1988,
grew
up
in
Yarmouk,
a
suburb
of
Damascus.
From
the
age
of
four
onwards
his
father
encouraged
his
musical
talent
and
at
seven
he
received
piano
lessons
at
the
Arab
Institute
in
Damascus.
He
later
studied
music
education
in
Homs
and
worked
as
a
music
teacher.
In 2015 he was forced to flee to Germany because of the war in Syria. Today he lives with his family in Wiesbaden and gives concerts all over Europe. In December 2015, Ahmad was awarded the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights.
This is his first book.
In 2015 he was forced to flee to Germany because of the war in Syria. Today he lives with his family in Wiesbaden and gives concerts all over Europe. In December 2015, Ahmad was awarded the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights.
This is his first book.
Recenzii
Ahmad
has
created
a
moving
and
visceral
account
of
conflict,
hope
and
the
power
of
music
An epic story
Suddenly opened a hidden door to reality
Aeham Ahmad is a talented and brave man of peace. Please read his book and pass it on to anyone who doesn't know or understand the plight of today's refugees
If ever confirmation that music and love will always defeat misery and tyranny was needed, Ahmad's testimony delivers it in the humblest and most moving way
An epic story
Suddenly opened a hidden door to reality
Aeham Ahmad is a talented and brave man of peace. Please read his book and pass it on to anyone who doesn't know or understand the plight of today's refugees
If ever confirmation that music and love will always defeat misery and tyranny was needed, Ahmad's testimony delivers it in the humblest and most moving way