{"product_id":"the-house-of-wittgenstein-a-family-at-war-9780307278722","title":"The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe House of Wittgenstein \u003c\/i\u003eis the grand saga of a brilliant and tragic Viennese family whose members included a famous philosopher and the world's greatest one-handed classical pianist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Wittgenstein family was one of the wealthiest, most talented, and most eccentric in European history, held together by a fanatical love of music yet torn apart by money, madness, conflicts of loyalty, and the upheaval of two world wars. Of the eight children, three committed suicide; Paul lost an arm in the war and yet stubbornly pursued a musical career; and Ludwig, the odd youngest son, is now regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. Alexander Waugh, author of the acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eFathers and Sons\u003c\/i\u003e and himself the offspring of a famous and eccentric family, tells their baroque tale with a novelistic richness to rival Thomas Mann's \u003ci\u003eBuddenbrooks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Waugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.54w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307278722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/2010 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALEXANDER WAUGH is the grandson of Evelyn Waugh and the son of columnist Auberon Waugh. He has written several books, including \u003ci\u003eClassical Music: A New Way of Listening\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGod\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Somerset, England, with his wife and three children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185076007027,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2510ed21-ca04-4803-92fd-340b820fb371.jpg?v=1767099547","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-house-of-wittgenstein-a-family-at-war-9780307278722","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}