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Hardcover Book Details
  • 06/2011
  • 9780981762548
  • 262 pages
  • $28.95
Ebook Details
  • 11/2013
  • B0088793S2
  • 262 pages
  • $3.99
Paperback Book Details
  • 06/2011
  • 9780981762531
  • 250 pages
  • $15.99
Rich DiSilvio
Author, Illustrator
Liszt's Dante Symphony

Adult; Mystery/Thriller; (Market)

Liszt’s Dante Symphony is an enigmatic tale of ingenious ciphers, covert spy rings and murder amid the turbulent rise of Bismarck’s Prussia, which leads to Hitler’s infernal Third Reich.
Reviews
ELP

5 Stars

This is a high-concept work of historical fiction that offers the reader a great payoff. DiSilvio knows his history and is able to weave real-life characters into a tapestry of political intrigue, murder, spies, and music.

The setting alternates between two generations, and the effect is that the reader spirals into a richly fascinating plot. The writing itself is great. DiSilvio has an ear for dramatic prose and is an engaging storyteller.

I don’t want to give anything away, but there’s a part near the end where Angelo learns some valuable information; DiSilvio creates an image of an old man and his pigeons, and it is just so poignant. The book is full of those moments.

Recommended if you love history or thrillers.

Marilyn Sultar

5 stars - Liszt's Dante Symphony Is A Winner!

The rich list of characters includes such luminaries as Franz Liszt, Albert Einstein, Richard Wagner, Pope Pius IX, Adolph Hitler and many others. It was fascinating to me to watch these people become living beings. These familiar faces are portrayed along side Angelo DiPurezza Sr. and Jr. and Mildred Krause. These characters are also well written and we get to know them well.

The setting keeps changing from Liszt's time and Hitler's time. The locales change accordingly, with the bulk of the scenes taking place in Paris and Berlin.

I have always been a fan of Franz Liszt and thought I knew the man from a long-ago movie entitled, "Song Without End," which was a story about Liszt and Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. Of course I was young when I saw the movie and foolish to think that love was all that Liszt was about. After reading Mr. DiSilvio's novel, I am even more a fan. I had no idea how far-reaching Liszt's genius went and how he influenced our world.

Mr. DiSilvio has presented us with a great story that beings with Angelo DiPurezza Jr. and Albert Einstein trying to solve the mysterious death of Angelo Sr. As the book begins, we are quickly brought into the beginning of Adolph Hitler's reign of terror. The setting is at a concert hall in Berlin and Rich Disilvio writes the scene as to make you feel that you are sitting near enough to Hitler's party to overhear their conversations. Mr. DiSilvio's brilliant writing captured me right away.

The world history, musical history and art history lessons we are exposed to in this book is amazingly done and I kept thinking, "If only teachers taught us in this fashion, how much we would learn!"

There is also a love story brewing, but that is very minor in this book. Instead, we are treated to Mr. DiSilvio's philosophies of life. He is truly a gifted author and man. I was glad I bought this book and really loved it.

Sue Snider

5 STARS!

For those who love history, mystery and intrigue, this is the novel for you! Real characters of history, with details you may have never heard. Suspense and intrigue will keep you glued to it's pages.


Dante's Symphony was a delightful read! A wonderful, fun way to learn history of two important eras in history. The author wrote it in such a way to make me want to explore more of the characters involved, to discover Liszt's music and perhaps go back and read Dante's works!

The author is very creative, by going back and forth in history in such a way that keeps the reader totally engaged. Rich has another winner here!

 

 

Formats
Hardcover Book Details
  • 06/2011
  • 9780981762548
  • 262 pages
  • $28.95
Ebook Details
  • 11/2013
  • B0088793S2
  • 262 pages
  • $3.99
Paperback Book Details
  • 06/2011
  • 9780981762531
  • 250 pages
  • $15.99
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