The Tattooist of Auschwitz

by Heather Morris | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0062797166 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingKeeta1wing of Whitianga, Waikato-Coromandel New Zealand on 4/4/2019
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Journal Entry 1 by wingKeeta1wing from Whitianga, Waikato-Coromandel New Zealand on Thursday, April 4, 2019
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 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.

Journal Entry 2 by wingKeeta1wing at Howick, Auckland Province New Zealand on Monday, April 15, 2019
Finished this today during the BC24HrReadathon.
Not a bad read, although it was obvious by the writing that it was originally a screenplay. As a novel the writing left a lot to be desired and really didn't do the story, or the characters justice.

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Thank you for the wishlist tag book, a handwritten note on the back of a postcard, a bookmark and BC supplies. I also noticed a hitchhiker. I'll make a separate entry for that book. I really appreciate everything you have sent. Thanks for your kindness.

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