Author: WAGNER, GOTTFRIED
Title: Twilight of the Wagners : the unveiling of a family's legacy
Description: New York : Picador USA 1999. First American Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 310 pages; Description: viii. 310 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-303) and index. Subjects: Wagner. Gottfried (1947-) --Wagner. Richard (1813-1883) --Family --Opera producers and directors --Biography --Antisemitism --Germany. Summary: In Twilight of the Wagners. Gottfried Wagner chronicles his family's connection with National Socialism. from his great-grandfather's anti-Semitic pamphlets to his father's. uncle's and grandparent's close relationship with Adolf Hitler. Gottfried's discovery of his family's controversial past has led him on an impassioned crusade as an adult to examine the hatred and racism he knew growing up in Bayreuth-- where the family's annual festivals in honor Richard Wagner's operas are major cultural events. by Gottfried Wagner ; English translation by Della Couling.ISBN: 0312199570. Weight in Kg appr.:

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