{"product_id":"symphony-for-the-city-of-the-dead-dmitri-shostakovich-and-the-siege-of-leningrad-hardcover","title":"Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. T. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2016 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award winner M. T. Anderson delivers a brilliant and riveting account of the Siege of Leningrad and the role played by Russian composer Shostakovich and his Leningrad Symphony.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history--almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943-1944. More than a million citizens perished. Survivors recall corpses littering the frozen streets, their relatives having neither the means nor the strength to bury them. Residents burned books, furniture, and floorboards to keep warm; they ate family pets and--eventually--one another to stay alive. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizens--the \u003ci\u003eLeningrad\u003c\/i\u003e Symphony, which came to occupy a surprising place of prominence in the eventual Allied victory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the true story of a city under siege: the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the power--and layered meaning--of music in beleaguered lives. \u003ci\u003eSymphony for the City of the Dead \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterwork thrillingly told and impeccably researched by National Book Award-winning author M. T. Anderson.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. T. Anderson \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eFeed, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume I: The Pox Party, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the National Book Award and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom on the Waves, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. Both volumes were also named Michael L. Printz Honor Books. M. T. Anderson lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tayshas Reading (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cybils (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757268173088,"sku":"9780763668181","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2c3fe940e75e36af8db3c4e95cd85b89.webp?v=1780098396","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/symphony-for-the-city-of-the-dead-dmitri-shostakovich-and-the-siege-of-leningrad-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}