The House of Wittgenstein by Alexander Waugh

In this dramatic historical and psychological epic, Alexander Waugh traces the triumphs and vicissitudes of a family held together by a fanatical love of music yet torn apart by money, madness, conflicts of loyalty and the cataclysmic upheaval of two world wars. Three of his sons committed suicide Paul, the fourth, became a world-famous concert pianist (using only his left hand), while Ludwig, the youngest, is now regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. The domineering paternal influence of Karl Wittgenstein left his eight children fraught by inner antagonisms and nervous tension. a pleasure to read' Sunday Telegraph The true story of a one-handed pianist and the fall of his aristocratic family The Wittgenstein family was one of the richest, most talented and most eccentric in European history. Ms Lawton, who describes herself as eccentric, even bought a Georgian horse-drawn carriage to go with the house of her dreams. Alexander Waugh, 'The House of Wittengenstein': A Family's Decrescendo - WSJ News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing. His writing is brisk, confident and colourful. The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War - Alexander Waugh - Google Books. The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War is written by Alexander Waugh and published by Anchor. Urn:oclc:861526892 Republisher_date 20171215102855 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 997 Scandate 20171214110847 Scanner Scanningcenter hongkong Top_six true Tts_version v1.'The story in this book is so gripping and fascinating that it is remarkable that it has never been told in this way before' Simon Heffer, Literary Review 'Masterly. The House of Wittgenstein by Alexander Waugh. OL2907264W Page_number_confidence 92.35 Pages 376 Ppi 300 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0747591857 From Alexander Waugh, the author of the acclaimed memoir Fathers and Sons, comes a grand saga of a brilliant and tragic Viennese family.The Wittgenstein family was one of the richest, most talented, and most eccentric in European history. Urn:lcp:houseofwittgenst00waug:epub:595bedbf-c77d-44d3-a578-c289eb01fcfb Extramarc Columbia University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier houseofwittgenst00waug Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t1jh7kt14 Invoice 1213 Isbn 9780385520607Ġ385520603 Lccn 2008033312 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL18608515M Openlibrary_edition

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