{"product_id":"the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-9780062797155","title":"The Tattooist of Auschwitz","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller and #1 International Bestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eNow a Peacock Original Series starring Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary document, a story about the extremes of human behavior existing side by side: calculated brutality alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love. I find it hard to imagine anyone who would not be drawn in, confronted and moved. I would recommend it unreservedly to anyone, whether they'd read a hundred Holocaust stories or none.\"--Graeme Simsion, internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003cem\u003eT?towierer\u003c\/em\u003e (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism--but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, \u003cem\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorris, Heather:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Heather Morris is a native of New Zealand, now resident in Australia. For several years, while working in a large public hospital in Melbourne, she studied and wrote screenplays, one of which was optioned by an Academy Award-winning screenwriter in the US. In 2003, Heather was introduced to an elderly gentleman who 'might just have a story worth telling'. The day she met Lale Sokolov changed both their lives. Their friendship grew and Lale embarked on a journey of self-scrutiny, entrusting the innermost details of his life during the Holocaust to her. Heather originally wrote Lale's story as a screenplay - which ranked high in international competitions - before reshaping it into her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e.\"","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575483732242,"sku":"9780062797155","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd4301b3-6344-47ac-9eac-c628e7ff8bb4.jpg?v=1731982596","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tattooist-of-auschwitz-9780062797155","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}