An interesting bit of historical fiction (fictional biography?) on the life of composer Dmitri Shostakovich under Communism and Stalinism. Not a happy read, but a good exploration of life, music, and the arts under totalitarianism.
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Review: The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
An interesting bit of historical fiction (fictional biography?) on the life of composer Dmitri Shostakovich under Communism and Stalinism. Not a happy read, but a...