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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
A prisoner tattooing numbers at Auschwitz meets a young woman, in a novel inspired by a true story
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A love story inside Auschwitz-Birkenau
Heather Morris's novel is based on the real story of Lale Sokolov, a Slovak Jew who was given the job of tattooing prisoners at Auschwitz-Birkenau. There he meets a young prisoner, Gita, and falls in love. The book follows how the two try to survive.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy stories set firmly in a real time and place.
More about this book
Who
Lale Sokolov, and Gita, a young prisoner.
World
The Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, 1942 to 1945.
What makes it different
It is a novel inspired by the account that Lale Sokolov shared with the author.
Feel
Moving and sombre.
Facts
Genre
Historical Fiction · Holocaust · Love story · True story
Length
308 pages · ≈ 9 h
About the author
Heather Morris1 book on Tori BooksHeather Morris is a New Zealand-born author, best known for The Tattooist of Auschwitz.Also in the collection: Best World War II Fiction
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Sarah's Key
Lilac Girls
The Book Thief
Suite Française
The Invisible Bridge
All the Light We Cannot See
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Sophie's Choice
The Winds of War