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The tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel

Morris, Heather (Screenwriter) (author.).

Summary: "In 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 more than 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."--

Record details

ISBN: 1635464072
ISBN: 9781635464078
ISBN: 1785763644
ISBN: 9781785763649
ISBN: 0062797158
ISBN: 9780062797155
ISBN: 006287067X
ISBN: 9780062870674
Physical Description: 262 pages, 11 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
print
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Originally published as "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" in Australia in 2018 by Bonnier Publishing Australia and in the UK by Bonnier Zaffre"--Title page verso. Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more ..." section.
Target Audience Note:	HL760L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.1 9 501689.