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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

Heather Morris

Start date: March 1, 2023

Finish date: March 31, 2023

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Aug 10, 2020 Lauren rated it really liked it

Shelves: world-war-2, holocaust

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 T盲towierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for more than two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism鈥攂ut also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged positi ...more

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Mar 17, 2019 Jenna rated it liked it

As a fan of historical fiction, and especially World War II era fiction, the description of The Tattooist of Auschwitz hooked me from the first few words. The story is that of Lale Sokoloz, a Slovakian Jew who was transported to Auschwitz. Following a near-death experience, Lale finds himself the apprentice to another prisoner, the T盲towierer, the man who inked the infamous numbers on the arms of each arriving prisoner. Soon, Lale is the T盲towierer himself. In that role, he meets Gita, the woman ...more

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