The Tattooist of Auschwitz -
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz Paperback

By Heather Morris

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For readers of Schindler's List, The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. One of the most life-affirming, courageous stories of the Holocaust. As the first transport from Slovakia makes its way to Auschwitz concentration camp in 1942, Lale Sokolov immediately stands out to the other prisoners for his composed appearance and outwardly assured manner. In the camp, he is looked up to, looked out for and put to work in the privileged position of Tätowierer – tattooist – marking his fellow inmates with their identification numbers, forever. One of them is a young woman, Gita, who steals his heart at first glance. His life given new purpose, Lale does his best through the struggle and suffering to use his position for good. This story, full of beauty and hope, is based on years of interviews that author Heather Morris conducted with real-life Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov. It is heart-wrenching, illuminating and unforgettable.

Product code: 9781760403171

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ISBN 9781760403171
No. Of Pages 288
Publisher Allen & Unwin
On Sale Date 01/02/2018

The incredible story of the Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist and the woman he loved.Lale Sokolov is well-dressed, a charmer, a ladies' man. He is also a Jew. On the first transport of men from Slovakia to Auschwitz in 1942, Lale immediately stands out to his fellow prisoners. In the camp, he is looked up to, looked out for, and put to work in the privileged position of Tatowierer the tattooist to mark his fellow prisoners, forever.One of them is a young woman, Gita who steals his heart at first glance. His life given new purpose, Lale does his best through the struggle and suffering to use his position for good.This story, full of beauty and hope, is based on years of interviews author Heather Morris conducted with real-life Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov. It is heart-wrenching, illuminating, and unforgettable.'Morris climbs into the dark miasma of war and emerges with an extraordinary tale of the power of love' Leah Kaminsky

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Incredible and compelling

Palmerston North Paper Plus - November 2019

Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew is transported to Auschwitz Concentration Camp. He speaks several languages and when the Germans realise this, they make him the Tattooist, the one who tattoos the numbers on the prisoner's arms as he can converse with many people. His job is "privileged" and he risks his own life by trading jewellery and cash obtained from murdered prisoners to buy food for his fellow inmates to keep them alive. On one occasion he meets a woman called Gita who is terrified as she stands in line ready to be tattooed. Something exchanges between them and is gives Lale the will to survive this nightmare and one day marry Gita. This book is incredible: it is at times hard to read but you are compelled to continue because of the determination and the dreams of a future of a man who believes it will happen.