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The Pianist in the Dark by Michèle Halberstadt A stirring novel of love and music inspired by the life of Maria-Theresa von Paradis, a blind virtuoso and contemporary of Mozart. Maria-Theresa von Paradis, the only daughter of the secretary of the empress of Austria, was an exceptionally gifted child. Maria-Theresa von Paradis, the only daughter of the secretary of the empress of Austria, was an exceptionally gifted child. By the age of seventeen, she was a full-fledged virtuoso, playing for the royal family, acclaimed for her beauty and talent and because she was blind. Her father, unable to accept her condition despite her soaring musical gifts, enlists the help of Franz Anton /5(7). The Pianist in the Dark - Kindle edition by Halberstadt, Michéle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Pianist in the Dark/5(16).

Touching glimpse of a young life nearly lost and then redeemed. In this brief but powerful memoir, film producer and novelist Halberstadt (The Pianist in the Dark, ) examines the day, at the age of 12, when she attempted www.doorway.ru book opens with that fateful morning, as the young Parisian girl takes all the pills she can find in the cupboard, then goes to school, waiting to die. The Pianist in the Dark. by Michéle Halberstadt. Share your thoughts Complete your review. Tell readers what you thought by rating and reviewing this book. Rate it * You Rated it * 0. 1 Star - I hated it 2 Stars - I didn't like it 3 Stars - It was OK 4 Stars - I liked it 5 Stars - I loved it. The Pianist in the Dark, Michèle Halberstadt Maria Theresia von Paradis was the daughter of Joseph Anton von Paradis, Imperial Secretary of Commerce and Court Councilor to the Empress Maria Theresa, for whom she was named. The Empress, however, was not her godmother, as was often believed. Between the ages of 2 and 5 she lost her eyesight.

The Pianist in the Dark is her first novel to be published in English; it won the Drouot Literary Prize and was short-listed for the Lila literary prize in France. Editorial Reviews Maria-Therese von Paradis, born in and a sensation in the court of the Austrian empress, suddenly went blind when she was three. The Pianist in the Dark. Michéle Halberstadt. Pegasus Books, - Fiction - pages. 7 Reviews. The Pianist in the Dark is her first novel to be published in English; it won the Drouot Literary Prize and was short-listed for the Lila literary prize in France. Product details Publisher ‏: ‎ Pegasus Books (J).