Title: Saving Mozart : the diary of Otto J. Steiner /
Authors: Jérusalmy, Raphaël, 1954-; Curtis, Howard, 1949-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, Fiction.; Jews Austria Salzburg Fiction.; Music critics Fiction.; Tuberculosis Patients Fiction; World War, 1939-1945 Austria Salzburg Fiction.; Music festivals Austria Salzburg Fiction.
Abstract: "Raphaël Jérusalmy's debut novel takes the form of the journal of Otto J. Steiner, a former music critic of Jewish descent suffering from tuberculosis in a Salzburg sanatorium in 1939. Drained by his illness and isolated in the gloomy sanatorium, Steiner finds solace only in music. He is horrified to learn that the Nazis are transforming a Mozart festival into a fascist event. Steiner feels helpless at first, but an invitation from a friend presents him with an opportunity to fight back. Under the guise of organizing a concert for Nazi officials, Steiner formulates a plan to save Mozart that could dramatically change the course of the war."--Amazon.com.