Josef Bor; Edith Pargeter [trans.] — The Terezin Requiem
London, Heinemann, 1963. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this autobiographical novel about the Jewish musician Rafael Schächter and his staging of Verdi"s Requiem at TerezÃn. The first UK edition of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. An excellent copy of this novella based on the experiences and that of the family of Josef Bor, a legal expert who was sent to Terezin, "the antichamber to Auschwitz" in June 1942. It revolves around the Czech pianist and orchestra director, Raphael Schachter who, also at Terezin, managed to put on a concert of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem, which he achieved by rehearsing with at least five hundred prisoners. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the spine and edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.
