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    "description": "In September 1941, Adolf Hitler\u0092s Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history\u0097almost three years of bombardment and starvation. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, writing a symphony to rouse, rally, eulogize, and commemorate his fellow citizens: the Leningrad Symphony. This is the true story of a city under siege, the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the power\u0097and layered meaning\u0097of music in beleaguered lives. Symphony for the City of the Dead is a masterwork thrillingly told and impeccably researched by National Book Award\u0096winning author M. T. Anderson.",
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