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The Librarian of Auschwitz: The heart-breaking Sunday Times bestseller based on the incredible true story of Dita Kraus by Antonio Iturbe (Paperback, 2019)
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For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice- this is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous. 'It wasn't an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. But they were books. In this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns...' Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezin ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to smuggle past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the secret librarian of Auschwitz, responsible for the safekeeping of the small collection of titles, as well as the 'living books' - prisoners of Auschwitz who know certain books so well, they too can be 'borrowed' to educate the children in the camp. But books are extremely dangerous. They make people think. And nowhere are they more dangerous than in Block 31 of Auschwitz, the children's block, where the slightest transgression can result in execution, no matter how young the transgressor...Product Identifiers
PublisherEbury Publishing
ISBN-139781529104776
eBay Product ID (ePID)13046697698
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Book TitleThe Librarian of Auschwitz: The heart-breaking Sunday Times bestseller based on the incredible true story of Dita Kraus
AuthorAntonio Iturbe
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks, World War II
Publication Year2019
GenreHistorical
Number of Pages464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width126mm
Item Weight291g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAntonio Iturbe
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 03 Mar, 2021
A good read ...
In my opinion ... Is a very good read this story was written by someone who had been incontact with the main character in this book, she was a teenager at the time and was together with her family an inmate in the place which doesnt bear mentioning. She witnessed first had the brutality and deplorable conditions that these folk had to endure and also the down right evilness of SS's working in the camp Dr Mengele was involved with this camp.. .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Apr, 2019
The title is very appropriate as expected
Bought this for my husband who immediately buried his head in the book, it must be good to make him read in the first place !Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 01 May, 2022
Horrifying but good
So sad to read about the events of the concentration camps. But also an eye opener. Very gripping.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 May, 2022
Truth
This book tells the story of all the Jewish people murdered by the Germans How horrible people can be to eachotherVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Feb, 2021
Latest tead
Great quality second hand book Wonderful readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 May, 2024
A* all round
A* all roundVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Jun, 2020
Amazing book to read
Very emotional book to read, Great book everyone should read it Would recommend itVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Sep, 2020
Compelling.
A terrific book,with shocking content. We need many more like it. Its history never to be forgotten.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jul, 2020
A gripping tale & not to be taken lightly
Very well pieced together, dramatic & full of courageVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Dec, 2021
Great purchase
Bought second hand, arrived great condition. Have'nt read it as its a present for my daughterVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
