Uncle Rudolf
by Paul Bailey
Reminiscing, 70 year old Andrew remembers his uncle - a lyric tenor who ended up in operetta - who rescued him from a likely death in fascist Romania. Stories of Rudolf's career and eccentric household are intertwined with the unfolding of secrets that have shadowed Andrew's otherwise happy life.
Reminiscing in old ageAutobiographical memoryOlder menUnclesSingersRomaniansFictionRefugeesFailure (Psychology)Tenors (Singers)Social life and customsManners and customs