![]() ![]() In this dramatic historical and psychological epic, Alexander Waugh traces the triumphs and vicissitudes of a family held together by a fanatical love of music yet torn apart by money, madness, conflicts of loyalty and the cataclysmic upheaval of two world wars. A cybersecurity expert has revealed several popular apps he would never use due to how data is collected and stored and such services let big tech companies decide what we see online. Three of his sons committed suicide Paul, the fourth, became a world-famous concert pianist (using only his left hand), while Ludwig, the youngest, is now regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. The domineering paternal influence of Karl Wittgenstein left his eight children fraught by inner antagonisms and nervous tension. a pleasure to read' Sunday Telegraph The true story of a one-handed pianist and the fall of his aristocratic family The Wittgenstein family was one of the richest, most talented and most eccentric in European history. Alexander Waugh's THE HOUSE OF WITTGENSTEIN is a biography of his children, three of whom committed suicide (all for very different reasons and in mysterious circumstances), and two of whom left indelible marks on the twentieth century: the one-armed pianist Paul, one of the foremost classical artists of his era, and his youngest brother Ludwig. ![]() His writing is brisk, confident and colourful. 'The story in this book is so gripping and fascinating that it is remarkable that it has never been told in this way before' Simon Heffer, Literary Review 'Masterly. ![]()
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