{"product_id":"symphony-for-the-city-of-the-dead-dmitri-shostakovich-and-the-siege-of-leningrad-9780763691004","title":"Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This ambitious and gripping work is narrative nonfiction at its best. . . . The book has all the intrigue of a spy thriller. . . . A must-have title with broad crossover appeal.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history--almost three years of bombardment and starvation. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, writing a symphony to rouse, rally, eulogize, and commemorate his fellow citizens: the \u003ci\u003eLeningrad S\u003c\/i\u003eymphony. This is the true story of a city under siege, the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the power--and layered meaning--of music in beleaguered lives. \u003ci\u003eSymphony for the City of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterwork thrillingly told and impeccably researched by National Book Award-winning author M. T. Anderson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. T. Anderson \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eFeed, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume I: The Pox Party, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the National Book Award and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom on the Waves, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was also a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. Both volumes were also named Michael L. Printz Honor Books. M. T. Anderson lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613694857490,"sku":"9780763691004","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d8aade3-a70e-4996-8093-5ea4c0b5fc75.jpg?v=1732414670","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/symphony-for-the-city-of-the-dead-dmitri-shostakovich-and-the-siege-of-leningrad-9780763691004","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}