Safranim-
I have just learned of this new book. The author still lives in Romania.
His daughter, Denise Roman, is a visiting scholar at UCLA.
David Hirsch
THE VIOLINIST
Calmo Rose
The Violinist counterpoises the universe of childhood on a background of
the Jewish Holocaust in Romania.
It tells the story of Calmo (Lica(), whose family is banned from
Bucharest due to their Jewishness, as he bares witness to a world that
has lost its humanity during the Second World War. In it he falls in
love with a pianist, a Jewish girl named Lut,a; he also recounts how his
own artistry playing the violin charms both enemies and friends,
Romanians, Germans, and Jews.
Lica('s violin is today transformed into the author's pen, remastering
these early experiences with maturity, yet somehow maintaining a tragic
innocence. With its cinematographic narrative that blends humor with
tragedy and love with music, The Violinist easily reminds one of Roberto
Benigni's Life Is Beautiful and Roman Polanski's The Pianist.
THE VIOLINIST
Trade Paperback;
$8.50 (reflects 15% discount off retail on www.Xlibris.com);
73 pages;
Publication date: September 8, 2003
ISBN 1-4134-0844-3
David G. Hirsch
Middle East Bibliographer
Charles Young Research Library
UCLA
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
tel: +1-310-825-2930
fax: +1-310-206-4974
efax: +1-707-313-7712
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