Eugene Drucker

WW II Eyewitness Denial
Closed Eyes but Open Ears in a German Concentration Camp

by David Srebnik

Set during the final weeks of World War II, Eugene Drucker's novel, THE SAVIOR, tells the story of Gottfried Keller, a young German violinist ordered to perform as part of an experiment for concentration camp inmates.

In this scene, read by Eugene Drucker, Keller makes an extraordinary connection with the music he is playing - and with his audience.

Listen to Eugene Drucker reading from THE SAVIOR by clicking next to "Listen" above.

THE SAVIOR, the debut novel by Emerson String Quartet violinist Eugene Drucker is available in paperback.

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More information on the novel is available here.

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