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The Children's Block: Based on a true story by an Auschwitz survivor by Otto B Kraus (Paperback, 2019)
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Author: Otto B Kraus ISBN 10: 1529105560. Book Details. Publisher: Ebury Press (Fiction) ISBN 13: 9781529105568. Published On: 2019-10-17 SKU: 7719-9781529105568.
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An autobiographical novel about the children's block in Auschwitz-Birkenau by Otto B Kraus, holocaust survivor, with an introduction by his wife, Dita Kraus. 'We lived on a bunk built for four but in times of overcrowding, it slept seven and at times even eight. There was so little space on the berth that when one of us wanted to ease his hip, we all had to turn in a tangle of legs and chests and hollow bellies as if we were one many-limbed creature, a Hindu god or a centipede. We grow intimate not only in body but also in mind because we knew that though we were not born of one womb, we would certainly die together.' Alex Ehren is a poet, a prisoner and a teacher in block 31 in Auschwitz-Birkenau, the children's block. He spends his days trying to survive while illegally giving lessons to his young charges while shielding them as best he can from the impossible horrors of the camp. But trying to teach the children is not the only illicit activity that Alex is involved in. Alex is keeping a diary. Originally published as THE PAINTED WALL, Otto Kraus's autobiographical novel, tells the true story of 500 Jewish children who lived in the Czech Family Camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau between September 1943 and June 1944.Product Identifiers
PublisherEbury Publishing
ISBN-139781529105568
eBay Product ID (ePID)4046607677
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameThe Children's Block: Based on a True Story by an Auschwitz Survivor
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
AuthorOtto B Kraus
Subject AreaHistorical
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight197 g
Item Width126 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorOtto B Kraus
TopicBooks, World War Ii
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- 11 Feb, 2022
A good book hard to get into at the start, but it picks up!
I love to read anything about Auschwitz and Birkenau having visited there a few years back. It left me heartbroken seeing the pictures of many of the young ones on the walls, along with the date of arrival and the date they died. These were often only weeks or months apart. This is a slightly different look, as these were being kept alive but still living in awful deprivation. I’m not finished it yet but I feel it’s getting better and will be a memorable book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Nov, 2020
I am sure he will be pleased with the book as he is interested in the subject
This is for christmas for my husbandVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Aug, 2020
Great
An excellent book based on true eventsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Nov, 2021
interesting book
Good itemVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Aug, 2021
The children's block
Interesting readingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Nov, 2021
A must for all readers
Such an amazing story so touchingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 May, 2024
Very well packed good price
Very well packed good priceVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 May, 2024
Nice book
Nice bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 May, 2024
Great book
Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 May, 2024
Thank you for the book, very pleased
Thank you for the book, very pleasedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
