The Pianist Book Review. One of polanski's best films to date, the pianist is an adaptation of the autobiography from szpilman who survived the holocaust in poland. Even defoe's creation, robinson crusoe, the prototype of the ideal solitary, could hope to…
Written immediately after the war, the pianist is distant and cool in its emotional tone; This book was suppressed for decades. He is flamboyant, talented, cultured, and intellectual.
In the beginning of the war he lived with his family in their flat.
I strongly suggest you purchase the book and read it for yourself. The book is filled with the struggles of a musician and his family, describing his hardship with starvation and protecting one's family a gripping read, full of heart and emotion. The paperback version of the pianist contains 222 pages. Polanski, in talking about his own experiences, has said that the death of his mother in the gas chambers remains so hurtful that only his own death will bring closure.