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1 new york times bestseller and 1 international bestsellerthis beautiful illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with holocaust survivor and auschwitz birkenau tattooist ludwig lale sokolov an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity the tattooist of auschwitz is an extraordinary document a story about the extremes of human.
The tattooist of auschwitz book cover. I liked the tattooist of auschwitz more than i thought i would. Lale s story is unique in that he s not really a normal prisoner at auschwitz. The tattooist of auschwitz is an extraordinary document a story about the extremes of human behavior existing side by side. The tattooist of auschwitz is a 2018 holocaust novel by new zealand novelist heather morris.
Based on the real life experiences of holocaust survivor ludwig lale sokolov author heather morris s novel is a testament to the human spirit and the power of love to bloom in even the darkest places. When his captors discover that 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 atro. 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 tätowierer the german word for tattooist tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. The book tells the story of how slovakian jew lale sokolov who was imprisoned at auschwitz in 1942 fell in love with a girl he was tattooing at the concentration camp. As their eyes meet he is instantly smitten. I find it hard to imagine anyone who would not be drawn in confronted and moved.
Heather morris s the tattooist of auschwitz the story of how slovakian jew lali sokolov fell in love with a girl he was tattooing at the concentration camp has been one of the year s. And it s hard to imagine a place darker than the auschwitz birkenau concentration camps. The book trail the tattooist of auschwitz is a tale that will live long in the minds of its readers morris weaves lale s story into a mesmerising fictional narrative that at times leaves the reader astonished not purely by what lale witnesses and experiences but the determination and resolve of this man. Heather morris s novel opens in the auschwitz concentration camp during wwii as a young man named lale tattoos the number 34902 onto the arm of a young women.
An amazon best book of september 2018. The story is based on the real lives of sokolov and his wife gita furman. Calculated brutality alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love.