"Cannons and Flowers" Anyone read it?

[cziffra]

I just finished reading this book for the second time.  I enjoyed it even more this time round. 

Has anyone else read this book and had any thoughts on it?

P.S For those who don't know, it's Cziffra's autobiography

[julie391]

ive only heard about it but would LOVE to read it - the title perfectly describes him as a pianist too! fireworks and poetry 

isnt it in french?  or did you get an english version?

[cziffra]

My teacher owns the english version.  It's a pretty good translation, apparently. 

[steinwaymodeld]

I just finished reading this book for the second time.  I enjoyed it even more this time round. 

Has anyone else read this book and had any thoughts on it?

P.S For those who don't know, it's Cziffra's autobiography

I would LOVE to read that
do u know anywhere i can buy this book?

[cziffra]

Well, i've never bought it myself, and my teacher says it's very hard to get a hold of.  I think she picked it up luckily on e Bay- i've certainly never been able to order it through places like Dymocks or Angus and Robertson.  If you do get a hold of it, you'll get a cd too, so it's worth it.

[Goldberg]

Incidentally, my father just ordered it for my Christmas present (I know, it's not much of a surprise but it's still special since I've been looking for several months). Oddly, after on-and-off searching, I actually found it on the UK site for amazon.com...trouble is, there's an extraordinarily long lead time for shipping (4 or 6 weeks I believe)...so, it won't be here for Christmas, but well worth the wait I think.

[cziffra]

well worth the wait

Indeed.