The Fractured Self Selected German Letters of the Australian-born Violinist Alma Moodie, 1918–1943

«This fascinating and meticulously annotated collection of letters from the Australian-born violinist Alma Moodie is an invaluable resource for those wishing to gain greater insights into the turbulent musical life of Germany's Weimar Republic and Third Reich.» (Professor Erik Levi, Royal Holloway, University of London, author of Music in the Third Reich and Mozart and the Nazis)

«Vividly engaging, sharply observant, heartfelt, tragic and often witty ... Alma Moodie's letters bring to new life her struggle with choices, challenges and opportunities. This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in the life and artistic career of a great, unique violinist in the vortex of the twentieth century.» (Professor Emeritus Ulf Hoelscher, Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, leading German violin soloist, chamber musician and recording artist)

The Editor: Kay Dreyfus is an Associate Research Fellow in the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (SOPHIS) at Monash University. Her background is in musicology and history and she holds doctorates in both areas. She has previously published an English-language biographical study of Alma Moodie, Bluebeard’s Bride: Alma Moodie, violinist (Lyrebird Press, 2013).
The Translator: An honours arts graduate from the University of Melbourne, Diana K. Weekes studied musicology at Munich University before completing her Meisterklassendiplom in solo performance at the Hochschule für Musik. In 2007 she graduated with a PhD in composition from the University of Adelaide. She recently translated Albrecht Dümling’s The Vanished Musicians (Peter Lang, 2016).