{"product_id":"the-savior-9781416543305","title":"The Savior","description":"\u003cb\u003eA magnetic debut novel from world-renowned violinist Eugene Drucker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set during the final weeks of World War II, \u003ci\u003eThe Savior\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Gottfried Keller, a young German violinist. Exempted from military service, Keller is burdened with the demoralizing task of playing for wounded soldiers in hospitals and makeshift infirmaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As he leaves his apartment one morning to pick up a new assignment at headquarters, Keller finds an SS driver waiting for him and is escorted without explanation to a labor camp outside his town. There he is introduced to the camp's Kommandant, who tells Keller that he will spend the next four days performing for the inmates as part of an experiment in reviving hope in those who have lost it completely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Overwhelmed by fear and compelled by the temptation of using his talent to affect others so powerfully, Keller finds himself playing a series of concerts for the prisoners -- and seeing with his own eyes the horrifying truths within the barbed-wire fence. As he plays the music of Ysaÿe, Hindemith and Bach, most notably the searing Chaconne, Keller's own questionable past unfolds, revealing the loss of his closest friend and the Jewish fiancée from whom he fled in fear of being caught as a Jew-lover. As he bears witness to the camp's atrocities, Keller's horror toward the perpetrators and their crime begins to fade, revealing his own culpability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully conceived and gracefully written, \u003ci\u003eThe Savior\u003c\/i\u003e is a complex and illuminating character study of a man severed from his past expectations and an artist struggling with his identity in the face of human catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugene Drucker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.78w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416543305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrucker, Eugene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - As a member of the Emerson String Quartet, \u003cb\u003eEugene Drucker\u003c\/b\u003e has received eight Grammys, the Avery Fisher Prize and three Gramophone Awards. An active solo artist, he has recorded the sonatas and partitas of Bach as well as the violin sonatas and duos of Bartók. He is the author of numerous articles, CD liner notes and concert program notes on string quartet and solo violin music. He lives in New York with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409868451955,"sku":"9781416543305","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0eb3ca80-b929-4147-ada6-cf7921be49d4.jpg?v=1771938909","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-savior-9781416543305","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}