I’m looking for books about Austwitz Can anyone recommend any
I’m looking for books about Austwitz
Can anyone recommend any
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I’m looking for books about Austwitz
Can anyone recommend any
The boy who followed his father into Auscwitz
@Barbara I have seen this in the window of Waterstones quite a few times. Think I might have to get it.
@Jenna Let me know what you think of it if you read it.
Thanks x
The boy in striped pyjamas
@Jill I’ve seen the film to this and think I might get it. If you have read/seen the film would you say they are pretty similar or not?
@Jenna I have seen the film and I think the book is better – though if you have seen the film the ending of the book will not be as powerful.
@Jill thank you ?
@Jenna the book is far better. It is written from the perspective of a child. And that element is lost in the movie.
@Jill not my favourite book
The Tattooist of Austwitz.
Fiction: (based on true stories)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The boy who followed his father into Auschwitz
The librarian of Auschwitz
Born Survivors (I think Born Survivors may be more true than fiction but not 100% sure.)
Auschwitz Lullaby
The boy in the striped pyjamas (YA fiction but a great read)
Autobiography:
Diary of Anne Frank
Night – Elie Wiesel
First one in last one out
Inside the gas chambers
If this is man – Primo Levi
The Choice – Edith Eger
Five Chimneys
I will have to save this list.
Five chimneys is the best
Renas promise
Librarian of Auschwitz (heard that it was good, dont know if i I spelled it right or autocorrect is going to change.)
The book accompanying the tv series is non fiction. “Auschwitz a warning from history”
The Lost Wife
Great recs above, also check out Edith Eger The Choice, Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl and Viktor Frankl Man’s Search for Meaning, all of them classics when it comes to Holocaust books.
Thanks all x
The tattooist of Auschwitz
Sarah’s Key. I see a few in every 2nd hand store…great story
Night! By Eli Wiesel
Best non fiction book is “the Holocaust” by Martin Gilbert ❤️
The Choice by Edith Eger
Auchwitz Escape by Joel Rosenberg- a outstanding book
This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen, by Tadeusz Borowski. It’s short stories based on the author’s experience.
The tattooist of auschwitz and also the librarian of auschwitz
There is a book called Auschwitz that I read in the 9th grade and I read it again maybe in my 30’s and it is extremely good. BTW I am 70 now
The Dentist of Auschwitz: A Memoir by Benjamin Jacobs
The man who broke into Auschwitz is based on a true story and is remarkable!
@Stella I’ll have to check this one out!
The Things We Cannot Say By Kelly Rimmer – the story goes backs and forth between past and modern day. It’s fiction but very well done.
The book night
Tattooist of Aushwitz
The choice
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz
It very much depends on how real you’re happy for a book to be. Personally, I found The Tattooist too ‘safe’ and unrepresentative of the harsh realities. If you’re looking for something more realistic try Mischling – excellent, but harrowing, read
Mischling https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1786494035/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_6RXUCbDQR2V86
@Geraldine I couldn’t put my finger on the reason I why I was surprised at the hype generated by the Tattooist. I agree with your comment above. It is difficult to criticize any book on this subject, especially personal stories turned in to books but “safe” is a good word for this book. I will have a look at Mischling. Thanks
The Lilac Girls
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi is brilliant.
The Reader is great book. The story is of a teen boy and a woman’s relationship so you must have an open mind to read it.
Maus by Art Spiegelman
The Auschwitz Escape was great!
The tattooist of austwitz
For a completely non sentimental true account of life in Auschwitz If this is a man by Primo Levi is an amazing if disturbing read.
Not all of these are set in Auschwitz, but they all take place during the Holocaust and are really recommended reads.
@Karen have you read We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter?
yes…excellent.
xxx
Austwitz violin
The tattooist of Austwitz.
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Lilac girls
@Yvonne – loved this book!
The Librarian of Auschwitz.
The Boy In Striped Pyjamas.
The Choice.
Kitty returns to Auschwitz
As another lady commented… Five Chimneys. Absolutely harrowing.
Night
Skeletons at the Feast is a fantastic WWII book, but I’ve read so much of the genre that I can’t remember if this one discusses Auschwitz.
Still like the Lilac Girls for stories about Ravensbruck.
Following
Night by Elie Wiesel. It’s a memoir from an Auschwitz survivor.
The Nightingale, lilac Girls, Kite Runner, Salt to the Sea, Sold on a Monday, The Alice Network, The Boy in Striped Pajamas, and All the Light we Cannot See. Hope this helps!
Oh yes, and Between the Shades of Gray!
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/holocaust-auschwitz
Rena’s Promise
Eva’s story
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
@Cynthia that’s fiction x
I did’t realize he wanted non-fiction.
Auschwitz Anthology by same publisher as Tattooer of Auschwitz
The tattooist of Auschwitz.
Five chimneys
Tattooist of auschwitz
Night
The choice by edith eger
I liked the tattooist of Auschwitz, but it is pretty much fiction
Writings by Primo Levi
If you want real life stories then avoid the tattooist of Auschwitz because it’s mostly fiction x
The storyteller
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If this is a man by primo levi
The boy in the striped pyjamas (can’t remember if it’s specifically austwitz though. But Sophie’s Choice by William Styron is – fabulous book and film with Meryl Streep
@Sara excellent suggestioin
By Chance Alone by Max Eisen – Canada Reads 2019 winner
I’m reading the librarian of Auschwitz right now … The choice …. Tattooist of Auschwitz … Woman of war
The book thief. Brilliant. Different perspective.
@Devora great book
Night by Elie Wiesel
All My Love, Detrick: A Historical Novel Of Love And Survival During The Holocaust (All My Love Detrick Book 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007A19V84/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_KU7UCbTD2NA65
Anything by @Roberta
Following
the lost wife
Night by Eli Wiesel
Great book
Man’s Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl. Not a fiction novel but it actually chronicles his own experiences of living in concentration camps. Incredible book.
@Claire agreed, it’s the best book ever
Beneath the Scarlett sky very good
Once we were brothers and Karolina’s twins, both written by Ronald H Balson.
Also, and I can’t believe I forgot it because it’s outstanding – Man’s search for meaning. Victor E Frankle
@Desiré did you read the choice? Frankle played a big part in her story. You would probably enjoy that one as well.
@Lauren I have read the choice. Also incredible.
The tatooist of Auschwitz and the librarian of Auschwitz. The boy in the stripped pyjamas.
The Dwarfs of Auschwitz – surprisingly fascinating addition to the ‘of Auschwitz’ trend of the moment.
Auschwitz: Dr Miklos Nyiszli’s eye-witness account of the attrocities committed inside the most terrible of Nazi death camps https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/5831223450/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zAlVCbTY65F6M
The Tattooist of Aushwitz
https://www.waterstones.com/book/mans-search-for-meaning/viktor-e-frankl/9781844132393
https://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/2017/09/viktor-frankl-the-twentieth-anniversary-of-a-life-illuminated.html