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Young Adult edition - including new foreword and Q+A by the author plus further additional material The incredible bestselling true story. For readers of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Diary of Anne Frank Heart-breaking - a tale of love and survival amidst the horrors of Auschwitz Human - the real story behind one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust - the blue numbers tattooed on prisoners' arms Inspirational - the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances Unforgettable - a story untold for over seventy years is finally shared Life-affirming - one man's determination to survive and live a full life with the woman he loved Fully verified - Lale Sokolov's background and story has been fact-checked against all available documentary evidence The Story The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz. When Lale, given the job of tattooing the prisoners, saw Gita waiting in line, it was love at first sight. In that moment he determined to keep them both alive. This is a story of hope and of courage.

Product code: 9781471408496

ISBN 9781471408496
No. Of Pages 304
Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) H198xW129xS22
Publisher Hot Key Books

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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.