Oliver Hilmes: 4 books

Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was an anomaly. A virtuoso pianist and electrifying showman, he toured extensively throughout the European continent, bringing sold-out audiences to states of ecstasy while courting scandal with his frequent womanizing. Drawing on new, highly revealing documentary...

En el verano de 1936, Berlín enfebrece con la celebración de los Juegos Olímpicos. La ciudad muestra de nuevo su rostro más abierto y cosmopolita. Los carteles con «prohibido a los judíos» han desaparecido de las paredes y, en lugar de los himnos nazis, en las calles se escuchan ritmos de swing....

Berlin 1936 takes the reader through the sixteen days of the Olympic Games, describing events in the German capital through the eyes of a select cast of characters: Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, sportsmen and journalists, writers and socialites, nightclub owners and jazz musicians. While events...