TY  - BOOK
AB  - "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 Tèatowierer (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"--Dust jacket flap.
AU  - Morris, Heather
CN  - PR9639.4.M668
CN  - PR9639.4.M668
ET  - First U.S. edition.
ID  - 850449
KW  - Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Tattoo artists
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Jews
LA  - Text in English.
N1  - "Originally published as The Tattooist of Auschwitz in Australia in 2018 by Bonnier Publishing Australia and in the UK by Bonnier Zaffre"--Title page verso.
N1  - Includes "P.S. insights, interviews & more ..." section.
N2  - "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 Tèatowierer (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"--Dust jacket flap.
SN  - 9780062870674
SN  - 006287067X
SN  - 9780062797155
SN  - 0062797158
SN  - 9780062877000
SN  - 0062877003
SN  - 9781635464078
SN  - 1635464072
T1  - The tattooist of Auschwitz :a novel /
TI  - The tattooist of Auschwitz :a novel /
ER  -