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The Librarian of Auschwitz
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Librarian of Auschwitz
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| Authors and Contributors |
Translated by Lilit Thwaites
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By (author) Antonio Iturbe
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:432 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 133 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781250217677
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Publishing Details |
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St Martin's Press
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| Imprint |
St Martin's Press
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| Publication Date |
27 November 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
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 volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.
Author Biography
Antonio Iturbe lives in Spain, where he is both a novelist and a journalist. In researching The Librarian of Auschwitz, he interviewed Dita Kraus, the real-life librarian of Auschwitz. Lilit Zekulin Thwaites is an award-winning literary translator. After thirty years as an academic at La Trobe University in Australia, she retired from teaching and now focuses primarily on her ongoing translation and research projects.
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