false 2411804 5 <p>The Wittgenstein family of Vienna was one of the most gifted yet star-crossed clans of the twentieth century. Heirs to a vast steel fortune, the children faced parental opposition to their musical and literary ambitions. Two brothers would commit suicide as a result; one, Ludwig, would abandon engineering to become the century's most famous and enigmatic philosopher; and the fourth, Paul, would surmount the loss of a hand in the Great War to become the world's greatest left-handed pianist. <br><br>Alexander Waugh tells this saga of baroque family unhappiness and perseverance against incredible odds with a novelistic richness to rival Thomas Mann's <i>Buddenbrooks</i>.</p> 2418981 book 20 1 2008 The Rise and Fall of the House of Wittgenstein total:41|5:2|4:17|3:20|2:2|1:0| 41 142 131 17 3 1 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 11:47:53 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 23:00:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:29:12 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 10:29:25 -0700 2009
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Great book review of the book:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov...


A spiritual outlaw. I like that.
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