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The tattooist of Auschwitz : a novel / Heather Morris.

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"--Publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062860941
  • ISBN: 0062860941
  • Physical Description: 312 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First HarperLuxe edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
HL760L Lexile
Subject: Auschwitz (Concentration camp) > Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Fiction.
Tattoo artists > Fiction.
Jews > Poland > Fiction.
Genre: Novels.
Large type books.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.

Available copies

  • 13 of 16 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Carrolltown Public Library LP MOR (Text) 31814200540125 CARM Large Print Available -
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