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His book is both a special historical document and a great literary achievement, comparable only to primo levis masterpieces. I have read a lot of books on the holocaust and many survivors tales, as well as biographies and memoirs of those who didnt survive most famously, the diary of anne frank. Thomas buergenthal, now a judge in the international court of justice in the. The bakers daughter is a novel set in two different periods, present day texas and nazi i love books great books new books books to read reading books library books summer reading lists historical fiction historical quotes. He arrived at auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Thomas buergenthals portrayal of ordinary human beings, both good and evil, is not to be missed. A memoir of surviving auschwitz as a young boy thomas buergenthal, don hagen on. A lucky child thomas buergenthal, now a judge in the international court of justice in the hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir a lucky child. So i was very interested to read a lucky child by thomas buergenthal, who was only ten years old when he was incarcerated in auschwitz in august 1944. A memoir of surviving auschwitz as a young boy, by thomas buergenthal this book is part of genre of literature that i must admit i am familiar with but seldom enjoy reading, and that is memoirs of the survival of the holocaust, of which we should not expect very many new ones given the length of time, except among manuscripts preserved in private and found by divine providence 1.
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