Ed Zubrow urged that we:
>...read the book The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman ... a short, true
>memoir by a Polish Jew who manages to survive WW II while hiding in the
>Warsaw ghetto. ...
Kevin Sutton seconded Ed's recommendation, adding:
>...I have also heard that Roman Polanski is making a film of Spzilman's
>life. This is one of the most moving and riveting books I have read in
>years! Don't miss it!
Polish Radio news last night -- transmitted by CBC Radio's overnight
service for insomniacs -- reported a press conference held by Polanski in
Warsaw yesterday. Production of the film is about to begin; it's slated to
be completed in 11 weeks. Though some actors were named, Polanski plans to
treat Spzilman's book more like a documentary than as a novel.
Bert Bailey