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Front Matter; The Adlers: Vienna, November 1938; and The Violinist: Vienna, November-December 1938

· The following version of this novel was used to create this Lesson Plan: Allende, Isabel. The Wind Knows My Name. Translated by Frances Riddle, Ballantine Books, New York, 2023.

· After a dedication and epigraphs, "The Adlers: Vienna, November 1938," begins with Rudolph Adler noting pending malevolence and fretting about it.

· Unusually, Rudolph closes early for the day, occasioning concern from his employee.

· The workplace is set to rights, and Rudolph heads home, regarding the city through which he passes as he does.

· The next section glosses historical events, including Hitler’s rise to power and Austria’s capitulation to him.

· The effects of the changes on Rudolph’s wife, Rachel, are noted, as are the efforts to treat those effects, aided by Peter Steiner.

· Changes to how Rudolph and Peter interact are noted, current and previous practices glossed.

· Relative...

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