The librarian of Auschwitz / Antonio Iturbe; translated by Lilit Zekulin Thwaites.
By: Iturbe, Antonio
.
Contributor(s): Thwaites, Lilit Zekulin [Translator].
Material type: 
BookPlace of publication: New YorkPublisher: Square FishDate of publication: 2021Edition: 1st edition.Description: 447 pages: 21 cm.ISBN: 9781250211682.Subject(s): Kraus, Dita -- 1929- | Books and reading -- Fiction | Nazi concentration camps -- FictionDDC classification: F It8 2021 LIB Summary: Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Displaced, along with her mother and father, from their home in Prague - first to the capital city's ghetto, then northward to the Terezin settlement, and now to Auschwitz in Poland - Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Fredy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees, becoming the librarian of Auschwitz.
From one of the darkest chapters of human history comes an extraordinary story of courage and hope.
(From the back cover)
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
High School Department Fiction (High School) | Fiction | F It8 2021 LIB (Browse shelf) | Available |
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Displaced, along with her mother and father, from their home in Prague - first to the capital city's ghetto, then northward to the Terezin settlement, and now to Auschwitz in Poland - Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Fredy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees, becoming the librarian of Auschwitz.
From one of the darkest chapters of human history comes an extraordinary story of courage and hope.
(From the back cover)
There are no comments for this item.