Szpilman, Wladyslaw -

On the 23rd September 1939, the last live broadcast on Polish radio came from a young pianist named Wladyslaw Szpilman. German shelling put a stop to the transmission. The Pianist is Szpilman's best-selling account of his war years, his survival against all odds. Whilst his family was deported to Treblinka and exterminated, Szpilman escaped, thanks to a music loving policeman who recognised him. (...)