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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ladislaus LöbPublisher: Vintage Publishing Imprint: Pimlico Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.451kg ISBN: 9781845950088ISBN 10: 1845950089 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 05 March 2009 Recommended Age: From 0 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsLob's story is, at times, heartbreaking. . . . It is fair to say that, even though, Kasztner saved more Jewish lives during World War II than any other Jew, the history books have not wholly acknowledged this triumph. - Sunday Business Post Among the abundant literature of atrocity about the Nazi camps, it is exemplary. The enormity of human loss in occupied Hungary is recorded with a detached calm and appropriate sympathy Daily Telegraph Lob's story is, at times, heartbreaking... It is fair to say that, even though, Kasztner saved more Jewish lives during World War II than any other Jew, the history books have not wholly acknowledged this triumph Sunday Business Post Well written and well researched...gripping Jewish Renaissance A remarkable book... Lob has painstakingly re-examined the evidence, recreated the dramatic story of negotiation and rescue and paid warm tribute to Kasztner and his father for their courage and resourcefulness in terrible times Times Higher Education Supplement ""Among the abundant literature of atrocity about the Nazi camps, it is exemplary. The enormity of human loss in occupied Hungary is recorded with a detached calm and appropriate sympathy"" Daily Telegraph ""Lob's story is, at times, heartbreaking... It is fair to say that, even though, Kasztner saved more Jewish lives during World War II than any other Jew, the history books have not wholly acknowledged this triumph"" Sunday Business Post ""Well written and well researched...gripping"" Jewish Renaissance ""A remarkable book... Lob has painstakingly re-examined the evidence, recreated the dramatic story of negotiation and rescue and paid warm tribute to Kasztner and his father for their courage and resourcefulness in terrible times"" Times Higher Education Supplement Ladislaus Lob is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Sussex. He was born in Transylvania and spent five months in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp aged eleven. He grew up in Switzerland where he worked as a journalist and teacher before moving to an academic job in Brighton. He has published widely on German and English literature. His translations include Nine Suitcases by Bela Zsolt, Battle for Budapest by Kriszti'an Ungvary and Sex and Character by Otto Weininger. Author InformationLadislaus L b is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Sussex. He was born in Transylvania and spent five months in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp aged eleven. He grew up in Switzerland where he worked as a journalist and teacher before moving to an academic job in Brighton. He has published widely on German and English literature. His translations include Nine Suitcases by Bela Zsolt, Battle for Budapest by Kriszti'an Ungvary and Sex and Character by Otto Weininger. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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