Fortress of My Youth

Memoir of a Terezín Survivor

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

AvJana Renée Friesová,Jana Renee Friesova

369 kr

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The story of a young girl who tells us how she and her family were taken to the Czech ghetto town of Terezin (Theresienstadt), what she ate there, how her friends died from disease, how thousands were sent on to Auschwitz, how her family was killed, and how she escaped the gas chamber. Jana Renee Friesova also tells of love, joy and sacrifice: musicians and intellectuals among the inmates who passed on their cultural heritage to the youth; Czechs outside the walls who smuggled in food; and her singing in performances of Smetana and Verdi, the most profound experiences of her life.

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Utgivningsdatum2002-04-26
Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt354 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagUniversity of Wisconsin Press
ISBN9780299178109
ÖversättareMorrisby, Elinor

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"Fortress of My Youth is more than just another story of wartime inhumanity in dark years which saw human freedom and dignity crushed. Rather, FriesovÁ pens a very illuminating picture of the triumph of the human spirit, the power of human hope, the keeping of culture and art alive, and the forging of friendships and acts of compassion that transcended even the desire for physical survival."—Garry Fabian, Australian Jewish News"FriesovÁ’s unique account, as one of the few young people to escape the camp with their lives, is a tribute to the courage of those who endured such inhuman despotism. It is destined to rank with Anne Frank's consummate account."—Wayne Crawford, The Mercury