{"product_id":"the-fractured-self-selected-german-letters-of-the-australian-born-violinist-alma-moodie-1918-1943-paperback","title":"The Fractured Self: Selected German Letters of the Australian-born Violinist Alma Moodie, 1918-1943 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana K. Weekes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eKay Dreyfus\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlma Moodie's letters trace her experiences as a violinist on tour against the backdrop of the instability of the Weimar Republic, the Great Depression, the Third Reich, and the perils of war. Available for the first time in English translation, the letters, accompanied by essays by scholars in the field, offer a unique insight into this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Editor: Kay Dreyfus\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Research Fellow in the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (SOPHIS) at Monash University. Her background is in musicology and history and she holds doctorates in both areas. She has previously published an English-language biographical study of Alma Moodie\u003ci\u003e, Bluebeard's Bride: Alma Moodie, violinist \u003c\/i\u003e(Lyrebird Press, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Translator: \u003c\/strong\u003e An honours arts graduate from the University of Melbourne, \u003cstrong\u003eDiana K. Weekes\u003c\/strong\u003e studied musicology at Munich University before completing her \u003ci\u003eMeisterklassendiplom \u003c\/i\u003ein solo performance at the Hochschule für Musik. In 2007 she graduated with a PhD in composition from the University of Adelaide. She recently translated Albrecht Dümling's \u003ci\u003eThe Vanished Musicians \u003c\/i\u003e(Peter Lang, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 642\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159013822599,"sku":"9781800790216","price":140.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2e7cb0140220177db612604b54e290c5.webp?v=1733263374","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-fractured-self-selected-german-letters-of-the-australian-born-violinist-alma-moodie-1918-1943-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}