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The Librarian of Auschwitz (Special Edition) Spiral-Bound | 2019-10-01

Antonio Iturbe Lilit Thwaites (Translated by)

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Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked everything to preserve the legacy and vital knowledge of books during the Holocaust.

As a young girl, Dita is imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken from her home in Prague in 1939, Dita does her best to adjust to the constant terror of her new reality. But even amidst horror, human strength and ingenuity persevere. When Jewish leader Fredy Hirsch entrusts Dita with eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak into the camp, She embraces the responsibility--and so becomes the librarian of Auschwitz.

From one of the darkest chapters in history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.

This edition includes a Q&A with Dita Kraus and discussion questions.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 448 pages
ISBN-10: 1250258030
Item Weight: 0.8 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.1 x 8.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 50,001 + ratings
The Librarian of Auschwitz:

"An unforgettable, heartbreaking novel." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Like Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, it's a sophisticated novel with mature themes, delivering an emotionally searing reading experience. An important novel that will stand with other powerful testaments from the Holocaust era." --Booklist, starred review

"This novel is one that could easily be recommended or taught alongside Elie Wiesel's Night and The Diary of Anne Frank and a text that, once read, will never be forgotten. A hauntingly authentic Holocaust retelling; a must for YA collections." --School Library Journal, starred review

"Though no punches are pulled about the unimaginable atrocity of the death camps, a life-affirming history." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Antonio Iturbe paints an accurate picture of life in Auschwitz in all its horror . . . emphasizes the amazing strength, hope, and courage that sustained the prisoners of Auschwitz in the face of incredible inhumanity and deprivation." --AudioFile

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.