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Follows a single lock of hair from Ludwig Van Beethoven, from the great composer's deathbed in 1827 to its 1994 sale at Sotheby's, and describes the scientific research done on it to uncover information about Beethoven's life.
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The author of Out of Silence follows a single lock of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven, from the great composer's deathbed in 1827, through its role as a relic in the Hiller family, into the hands of a doctor in Nazi-occupied Denmark, to its 1994 sale at Southeby's, and describes the scientific research done on the hair to uncover information about Beethoven's life. 25,000 first printing.
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