The House of Wittgenstein : a family at war
Waugh, Alexander
The House of Wittgenstein : a family at war / Alexander Waugh - New York : Doubleday , 2009. - x, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"Originally published in the U.K. by Bloomsbury Publishing ... 2008"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index.
The Wittgenstein family of Vienna was a gifted yet star-crossed clan. Heirs to a vast steel fortune, the children faced parental opposition to their musical and literary ambitions. Waugh tells this saga of baroque family unhappiness and perseverance against incredible odds.
9780385520607
2008033312
Wittgenstein family
Intellectuals----Biography
Rich people----Biography
Eccentrics and eccentricities----Biography
Vienna (Austria)----19th century
Vienna (Austria)----20th century
CT1097.W58 / W38 2009
929 WAU
The House of Wittgenstein : a family at war / Alexander Waugh - New York : Doubleday , 2009. - x, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"Originally published in the U.K. by Bloomsbury Publishing ... 2008"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index.
The Wittgenstein family of Vienna was a gifted yet star-crossed clan. Heirs to a vast steel fortune, the children faced parental opposition to their musical and literary ambitions. Waugh tells this saga of baroque family unhappiness and perseverance against incredible odds.
9780385520607
2008033312
Wittgenstein family
Intellectuals----Biography
Rich people----Biography
Eccentrics and eccentricities----Biography
Vienna (Austria)----19th century
Vienna (Austria)----20th century
CT1097.W58 / W38 2009
929 WAU