by Maria Àngels Anglada Abadal · Columna CAT · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478095889
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«El violí d'Auschwitz» is the novel by Maria Àngels Anglada, published by Columna CAT in paperback (132 pages, in Catalan).
In Auschwitz, Daniel, a Jewish luthier, hides his craft and claims to be a carpenter to survive. The commander, a classical music enthusiast, orders him to build a violin with perfect sound, without Daniel knowing the punishment if he fails. The novel explores survival, dignity, and the power of art in extreme conditions.
It belongs to the Clàssica collection from Columna CAT; this edition, in Catalan, is the second and was published in 1996.
A work suitable for those interested in World War II, the Holocaust, and the role of art as resistance.
Maria Àngels Anglada was a Catalan poet and novelist. She was born in Vic, Spain, in 1920. She received a degree in Classical Philology at the University of Barcelona. Her first novel, Les Closes , won the 1978 Josep Pla Award. Her 1985 novel Sandàlies d'escuma won the Lletra d'Or Prize. She died in 1999.
