Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
M.T. Anderson
The horrors of Stalin’s purges and Germany’s starvation siege of Leningrad inspire a composer to honor his fellow Russians.
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- September 22, 2015
- ISBN-13
- 9780763691004
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
- 2016Fourteen and OlderMature content
- 2016Historical People, Places, and Events
Sources
- The Best Children's Books of the Year [2016 edition]Source for: Description
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