Name: The Tattooist of Auschwitz
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Author: Heather Morris
ISBN: 9780062797155

Type

Physical Book

Author

Heather Morris

Publisher

Harper Paperbacks

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN13

9780062797155

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Tattooist of Auschwitz"

#1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller - Soon to be a Peacock Original SeriesThis beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov--an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity."The Tattooist of Auschwitz is an extraordinary document, a story about the extremes of human behavior existing side by side: calculated brutality alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love. I find it hard to imagine anyone who would not be drawn in, confronted and moved. I would recommend it unreservedly to anyone, whether they'd read a hundred Holocaust stories or none."--Graeme Simsion, internationally bestselling author of The Rosie ProjectIn April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners.Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism--but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive.One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her.A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions.

Heather Morris

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Heather Morris was born in New Zealand. She currently resides in Melbourne, Australia, where she works at a major public hospital. In 2003, she was introduced to an elderly man who "might have a story to tell". When she met Lale Sokolov, their lives changed completely and their friendship grew until they embarked on a journey to the past. Initially, those conversations turned into a screenplay and later transformed into her major literary debut.

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