This book is full of surprises and reminiscences. Klaus Pringsheim Jr.'s life is full of twists and turns, encounters with history And personalities, a life of the unexpected and the strange. It is also a book full of insights and commentary on the crucial events of the past half-century as seen and experienced by a man who has lived in four different cultures. Klaus Pringsheim Jr. is the adopted son of Klaus Pringdheim Sr. (1883-1972) who was a renowned conductor, composer, and assistant to Gustav Mahler. He is also the grandson of Alfred Pringsheim, the great porcelain collector,...