The tattooist of Auschwitz
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982554699
- ISBN: 198255469X
- ISBN: 9781982554705
- ISBN: 1982554703
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Physical Description:
sound disc
6 audio discs (7 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : HarperCollins, [2018]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Compact discs. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Performed by Richard Armitage. |
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Genre: | Audiobooks Historical fiction Biographical fiction |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Kitimat Public Library | CD Mor (Text) | 32665001946229 | Audiobooks - Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Sparwood Public Library | AUD MOR (Text) | 35172000284360 | Books on CD / Audiobooks | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-05-01 |
- Blackstone Audiobooks
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews, who survived Auschwitz and eventually made their home in Australia. In that terrible place, Lale was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survivalâliterally scratching numbers into his fellow victimsâ arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust. Lale used the infinitesimal freedom of movement that this position awarded him to exchange jewels and money taken from murdered Jews for food to keep others alive. If he had been caught he would have been killed; many owed him their survival.
There have been many books about the Holocaustâand there will be many more. What makes this one so memorable is Lale Sokolovâs incredible zest for life. He understood exactly what was in store for him and his fellow prisoners and he was determined to surviveânot just to survive, but to leave the camp with his dignity and integrity intact, to live his life to the full. Terrible though this story is, it is also a story of hope and of courage. It is alsoâalmost unbelievablyâa love story. Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Laleâa dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancerâit was love at first sight and he determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure that Gita did, too. His storyâtheir storyâwill make you weep, but you will also find it uplifting. It shows the very best of humanity in the very worst of circumstances.
Like many survivors, Lale and Gita told few people their story after the war. They eventually made their way to Australia, where they raised a son and had a successful life. But when Gita died, Lale felt he could no longer carry the burden of their past alone. He chose to tell his story.