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The librarian of Auschwitz is based on the real experiences of Dita Kraus, a young girl who survived the horrors of the Auschwitz concentration camp. During the Holocaust, she risked her life to smuggle books and make reading possible for fellow prisoners, preserving the power of literature in the darkest of times. Her bravery serves as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring importance of stories.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Antonio Iturbe
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