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This fascinating autobiography is set against the backdrop of some of the most dramatic episodes of the twentieth century. It is the story of a stubborn struggle against unjust regimes, sustained by a deep belief in the strength of the human spirit and the transcendental power of music. It is also a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schay, Eva Mayer, 1931- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Schay, Eva Mayer, > 1931-
Exiles > South Africa > Biography.
Exiles > Great Britain > Biography.
Exiles > Germany > Biography.
History & Archaeology.
Biography > General.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Strings.
Exiles
Germany
Great Britain
South Africa
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part Oneâ€?Europe
  • Chapter One: A Childhood Idyllâ€?Mallorca, 1933 to 1936
  • Chapter Two: Return to Germanyâ€?August 1936
  • Chapter Three: Milanâ€?August to October 1936
  • Part Twoâ€?South Africa
  • Chapter Four: South Africa, the Early Yearsâ€?October 1936 to September 1939
  • Chapter Five: Wartimeâ€?from September 1939, aged eight
  • Chapter Six: Music Lessonsâ€?1940 onward
  • Chapter Seven: The Later War Yearsâ€?up to May 1945
  • Chapter Eight: My Fatherâ€?s Deathâ€?August 24, 1945Chapter Nine: The Aftermathâ€?after August 1945
  • Chapter Ten: Ruthâ€?1941 to 1953
  • Chapter Eleven: Growing Upâ€?1947 to 1949
  • Part Threeâ€?Student Years
  • Chapter Twelve: Student Lifeâ€?Wits, March 1950 to December 1952
  • Chapter Thirteen: London, Winter and Spring 1953â€?Music
  • Chapter Fourteen: London, Winter and Spring 1953â€?People and Places
  • Chapter Fifteen: Englandâ€?Summer 1953
  • Chapter Sixteen: New Perspectivesâ€?1954
  • Chapter Seventeen: Strobl am Wolfgangseeâ€?August 1954
  • Chapter Eighteen: Interlude with My Motherâ€?Spring 1955Chapter Nineteen: Love Storyâ€?Summer 1955 to September 1956
  • Chapter Twenty: Return Journeyâ€?September 1956
  • Part Fourâ€?Work, Politics
  • Chapter Twenty-One: Johannesburgâ€?October 1956 to mid-1958
  • Chapter Twenty-Two: Johannesburg, a New Turn of Eventsâ€?mid- to end of 1958
  • Chapter Twenty-Three: A Newcomer in Durbanâ€?1959
  • Chapter Twenty-Four: Nancy, Politics, and the Murder of Figaroâ€?1959 and 1960
  • Chapter Twenty-Five: The Royal Ballet in South Africaâ€?1960
  • Chapter Twenty-Six: Last Months in Durbanâ€?late 1960 to February 1961Part Fiveâ€?England
  • Chapter Twenty-Seven: Farewell to Africaâ€?February to March 1961
  • Chapter Twenty-Eight: Third Immigrationâ€?March 1961 to December 1962
  • Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Change of Courseâ€?1962 to 1965
  • Chapter Thirty: A New Beginningâ€?1965 to 1967
  • Chapter Thirty-One: My Years with ENOâ€?1968 to 1998
  • Chapter Thirty-Two: Life with Henry
  • Epilogue: Revisiting Mallorca, South Africa, and Germany

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