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The Librarian of Auschwitz
by Antonio Iturbe
[ 5🌟 ]
A story of perseverance and hope.
I cannot say much about this book without spoiling something. So this mini review is going to be very very mini.
It’s these kinds of books like The Librarian of Auschwitz that I think of when I hear that someone does not believe the Holocaust happened or did not even realize that happened. Then, I get really angry. If you are looking for powerful stories and want to know more about the Holocaust, I recommend the true stories, the memoirs. Nothing can compare to the stories of survivors.
Onto the Librarian of Auschwitz!
This story follows Dita Adler, whose character is based off of Dita Kraus, the real Librarian of Auschwitz. The hidden school and library are located at Block 31 which was part of the “family camp” in Auschwitz. The novel also follows the stories of other people at Auschwitz, but the main focus is Dita.
It took me a little longer to finish this novel compared to what it has been taking me lately. The pace was slower, but I got the sense that every word was chosen for a reason. The story is woven rather than purely written in a way. There was also the fact that the content of this book is extremely heavy. There were times when I had to put it down because the fact that this story was somebody’s reality.
Dita was forced into Auschwitz (her family was relocated to the Terezin ghetto before the concentration camp) when she was about 9 years old. The British Allies liberated those in the death camp when she was 16. She lost the childhood and innocence she was supposed to have to the Nazis who believed that she should not have existed in the first place.
This novel is an incredibly heart breaking story that illuminates the cruelty of human beings but also the brilliance of humanity and those who fought to keep it alive.
A story of perseverance and hope.
I cannot say much about this book without spoiling something. So this mini review is going to be very very mini.
It’s these kinds of books like The Librarian of Auschwitz that I think of when I hear that someone does not believe the Holocaust happened or did not even realize that happened. Then, I get really angry. If you are looking for powerful stories and want to know more about the Holocaust, I recommend the true stories, the memoirs. Nothing can compare to the stories of survivors.
Onto the Librarian of Auschwitz!
This story follows Dita Adler, whose character is based off of Dita Kraus, the real Librarian of Auschwitz. The hidden school and library are located at Block 31 which was part of the “family camp” in Auschwitz. The novel also follows the stories of other people at Auschwitz, but the main focus is Dita.
It took me a little longer to finish this novel compared to what it has been taking me lately. The pace was slower, but I got the sense that every word was chosen for a reason. The story is woven rather than purely written in a way. There was also the fact that the content of this book is extremely heavy. There were times when I had to put it down because the fact that this story was somebody’s reality.
Dita was forced into Auschwitz (her family was relocated to the Terezin ghetto before the concentration camp) when she was about 9 years old. The British Allies liberated those in the death camp when she was 16. She lost the childhood and innocence she was supposed to have to the Nazis who believed that she should not have existed in the first place.
This novel is an incredibly heart breaking story that illuminates the cruelty of human beings but also the brilliance of humanity and those who fought to keep it alive.