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.

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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