The Tattooist of Auschwitz - The Tattooist of Auschwitz Book 1 (Unabridged) The Tattooist of Auschwitz - The Tattooist of Auschwitz Book 1 (Unabridged)

The Tattooist of Auschwitz - The Tattooist of Auschwitz Book 1 (Unabridged‪)‬

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Publisher Description

A tale of love and survival, and the real story behind one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust – the blue numbers tattooed on prisoners' arms.

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover 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.

A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful recreation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
NARRATOR
RA
Richard Armitage
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
07:26
hr min
RELEASED
2018
31 January
PUBLISHER
Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
SIZE
446.2
MB

Customer Reviews

Macmail001 ,

Amazing Story

Such an amazing story, totally captivating and heartbreaking. I listened ti the audiobook, I note other comments on the narrator, but I was so into the story line, that I barely noticed any issues.

Debbie 2308 ,

Tattooist of Auschwitz

10/10 A must read! Written beautifully and narrated perfectly. Wow what a journey - I was hesitant in reading this book at first - thinking it was going to be a book about the atrocities committed against humanity etc however it is way more than that. It’s a wonderful, inspiring story of struggle, fortitude, love and never losing hope. Thank you for sharing your story!

Marinasllpafrica ,

Listen to it

Loved it. Harrowing and heartbreaking but a must.

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