How Long to Read Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story

How Long Does it Take to Read Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story by Valentina Alberici

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A friendship in defiance of the racist dictates of the Third Reich. A beloved grand piano, in the middle of the Holocaust. A dream that still lives on, in the Astrophysical Observatory at the top of the hill overlooking Florence. A TRUE STORY "Maja Einstein had every reason to be happy. Her big brother Albert Einstein, whom she adored, had just sent her a magnificent Blüthner grand piano. Unaware of what was afoot in Fascist Italy for those - like Maja - of Jewish origin, she and her husband were enjoying the life they had created for themselves in a haven of peace in the Florentine countryside which, with the arrival of the Blüthner piano, was now simply perfect. Albert Einstein himself would show up at the gate of their house. And it was on such occasions that he would sit down at the piano..». «A book that moved me deeply, I did not know the true story of Albert Einstein's sister... Even from the historical point of view, the book explains the tragic succession of events in the dark period of antisemitic persecutions» (comment posted by a reader). Since 2016 the piano has been kept at the top of the «science hill» in Arcetri, in the library that is jam-packed with publications that owe so much to Albert Einstein's genius. In return for this honour, the scientists at the Astrophysical Observatory have pledged to keep the Blüthner's voice alive, cherished as a «small but significant testimony to the saga of Einstein and his family». Maja's piano resounds during the concert on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Contents A piano in paradise / Place of the heart / A friendship à quatre mains / Beethoven for dessert / Florence defers to Hitler / Nobel pessimism / A broken dream / State Racism / Foreigners and enemies / Imploring wagons / Death to the Einsteins / Pianos and chimneys / Caretaker for life / Images "Ransacking tens of thousands of houses, the Nazis soon found that they had an impressive number of grand pianos to deal with and the space to store them began to run out. (... ) While the rightful owners were being packed off to the gas chambers or had already passed through the chimney of Auschwitz, the experts of the Third Reich all agreed in calling for urgent solutions to safeguard the most valuable grand pianos". A TRUE STORY.

How long is Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story?

Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story by Valentina Alberici is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story aloud.

What Reading Level is Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story?

Einstein's Piano Looks to the Stars. a True Story is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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