The Gustav Sonata
By: Rose Tremain
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780393246698
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Male friendship; Friendship in children; Friendship; World War, 1939-1945; Fiction
Description: Growing up sheltered from the echoes of World War II, Gustav forges an intense relationship with a mercurial Jewish boy, Anton, a talented pianist who introduces him to the harsh realities of racism, tolerance, and cruelty during a friendship spanning half a century.