The Pianist from Syria
A Memoir
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Narrated by:
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Nezar Alderazi
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Written by:
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Aeham Ahmad
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Emanuel Bergmann - translator
About this listen
An astonishing but true account of a pianist’s escape from war-torn Syria to Germany offers a deeply personal perspective on the most devastating refugee crisis of this century.
Aeham Ahmad was born a second-generation refugee - the son of a blind violinist and carpenter who recognized Aeham's talent and taught him how to play piano and love music from an early age.
When his grandparents and father were forced to flee Israel and seek refuge from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ravaging their home, Aeham’s family built a life in Yarmouk, an unofficial camp to more than 160,000 Palestinian refugees in Damascus. They raised a new generation in Syria while waiting for the conflict to be resolved so they could return to their homeland. Instead, another fight overtook their asylum. Their only haven was in music and in each other.
Forced to leave his family behind, Aeham sought out a safe place for them to call home and build a better life, taking solace in the indestructible bond between fathers and sons to keep moving forward. Heart-wrenching yet ultimately full of hope and told in a raw and poignant voice, The Pianist from Syria is a gripping portrait of one man’s search for a peaceful life for his family and of a country being torn apart as the world watches in horror.
©2019 Aeham Ahmad (P)2019 Simon & SchusterWhat listeners say about The Pianist from Syria
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-03-21
Great book to read
An easy read but captivating. It helps understand the path and circumstances of a Surian refugee to Germany.
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- Tinitree
- 2022-03-27
Informative and Engaging
A ground level single family experience of a Palestinian Syrian Refugee . Well done.
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- LK
- 2022-02-11
Gripping novel about a brave heart
I have read little about this area of the world so much came as news to me. While I am aware of news broadcasts about the dreadful loss of life as people drowned in poorly equipped I had not heard of any personal accounts. This young man left his family behind to make his way to a better life in Europe . In the process he suffered greatly. Because he was a pianist of some credit he was able to play concerts and become known.He provided a touching tale of learning how to play the piano at his fathers behest. That in itself was an interesting tale. You see his father was blind.
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- Judy W
- 2022-03-07
real and human
written in a beautiful, straightforward, heartfelt way. a must-read for we in the peaceful west.
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- Judith Magnus
- 2022-10-08
Suffering
A beautiful but painful reminder that no one wins in war especially the young and old!
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- Brigitte Khouzam
- 2022-03-25
Inspiring
A tragic tale of the profound struggles of refugees and the hope that the world will not continue to watch in muted silence or turn its back on them.
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