The Tattooist of Auschwitz: the heart-breaking and unforgettable international bestseller
Heather Morris
Historical Fiction / Biography
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: the heart-breaking and unforgettable international bestseller
by Heather Morris
—· 304 p· 2018
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This 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.
In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for "tattooist"), tasked with permanently…
Pages
304
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Linguistic complexity
2/5
Straightforward
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Emotional depth10
Historical Authenticity10
Emotional Resilience10
Worldbuilding8
Narration8
Pacing8
Prose7
Plot twists4
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