Description: Playing for time by Fania Fénelon with Marcelle Routier. Translated from the French by Judith Landry published by Atheneum Publishers, New York, 1977. First American Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Playing for time (Sursis pour l'orchestra) is Fania Fenelon’s autobiographical account of her life and experience in the Auschwitz concentration camp where she became one of the legendary orchestra girls who used music to survive the Holocaust. The orchestra, conducted by Alma Rose, a neice of Gustav Mahler, gave concerts for 11 months in 1944 under orders of the SS, even performing for Heinrich Himmler. “Playing for Time is a compelling testimony of survival, a moving depiction of the strength of human relationships, an insight into the process of human degradation, a forceful, unforgettable book.” The book was adapted into a film. Since then the publication has become a cornerstone of Holocaust remembrance and scholarship. CONDITION: This Book is in good condition. Tight binding, clean text. No writing, no bookplates. The cover is a bit scuffed. Pages have turned yellow from age. The dust jacket is worn, torn, scuffed, ripped, chipped, has tears, and has edge wear. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.
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Non-Fiction Subject: Literature, Poetry & Criticism
Signed By: N/A
Book Title: Playing for time
Signed: No
Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Atheneum Publishers
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First American Edition
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Publication Year: 1977
Type: Holocaust memoir
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Era: WW2, WWII, World War Two
Author: Marcelle Routier (editor), Judith Landry (translator), Fania Fenelon (1908 – 1983)
Personalized: No
Features: First American Edition, Dust Jacket
Genre: History, Non-Fiction, Antiquarian & Collectible, Biographies & True Stories, Memoir, Autobiography, Personal narratives
Topic: Fania Fénelon (1908 – 1983), World War II, Nazi Germany, Jews, Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, persecution, WWII, WW2, Auschwitz concentration camp, genocide, German Nazi concentration & extermination camps, Prisoners and prisons, concentration camps, gas chambers, antisemitism, racism, Fascism, Nazism, women's orchestra at Auschwitz-Birkenau, music, Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, Music, Musicians, Schutzstaffel, SS Nazi Party's paramilitary organisation
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Personalization Instructions: N/A
