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  1. Jul 30, 2024 · MARIA: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran is an engaging biographical historical fiction novel that takes the reader on a journey into the real life of Maria von Trapp compared to the Maria von Trapp portrayed in The Sound of Music.

  2. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp. Written by Michelle Moran. Review by J. Lynn Else. It’s the 1950s, and your life’s about to be made into a musical by the Tony Award-winning team of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

  3. Sep 11, 2024 · In the 1950s timeline, Oscar Hammerstein is striving to bring Maria's story to life on the stage--but is tempted to rework some of the facts to heighten its impact. The demanding, exacting, elderly Maria insists that the depiction track more closely with her real life, and she furiously shares detailed notes with Fran, an up-and-coming young ...

  4. Maria von Trapp's book, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, published in 1949, was a best-seller. It was made into two successful German / Austrian films: The Trapp Family (1956) The Trapp Family in America (1958)

  5. Jul 30, 2024 · The novel delves into Maria’s early life, her experiences as a novice nun, her relationship with the von Trapp family, and their eventual escape from Nazi-occupied Austria. It also explores the family’s journey to America and their efforts to rebuild their lives and musical career.

  6. Jan 1, 2001 · MARIA, the autobiography of Maria Von Trapp of "The Sound of Music" fame, is a quite readable book and goes quickly. The thing I most enjoyed was getting the story of Maria's childhood, her education, and what led her to the convent at the Benedictine Abbey at Nonnberg, Austria.

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  8. Jul 30, 2024 · This dramatic novel, based on the woman glamorized in The Sound of Music, brings Maria to life as never before. In the 1950s, Oscar Hammerstein is asked to write the lyrics to a musical based on the life of a woman named Maria von Trapp.