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Publisher's Summary
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 marking his fellow prisoners.
Imprisoned for more than 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.
One 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.
A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful recreation 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, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions.
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"Richard Armitage is a superb narrator whose performance here is among his best.... Armitage's performance captures every emotion from fear to trepidation to hope and even to love with understated warmth." (AudioFile)
"The audio version of this book is a particularly strong marriage of narrator and material. The British actor Richard Armitage uses an impressive variety of actorly tools as he shifts perspective.... He skillfully conveys the cruel, mocking tone that the SS officers and guards often used with prisoners as a way of reinforcing their power. Even when he isn't portraying a specific character, Armitage keeps the listener engaged and alert by modulating his tone, sometimes within individual sentences. At times it seems as if there are two narrators, so often, and ably, does Armitage vary his delivery.... [The author's] compassion for her characters, combined with Armitage's riveting delivery, makes this an immensely satisfying book to listen to, whatever else you might happen to be doing." (The New York Times Book Review)
"The Tattooist of Auschwitz 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 best-selling author of The Rosie Project)
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- silvercity
- 2018-09-26
I riveting book of survival and love
This story is one we must never forget. The true story of the survival of humanity and never ending true love.
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- Pockets Full Of Sawdust
- 2019-01-03
Start to finish in a day
The book was, overall, great. Some of the sentences in the novel were a little heavy handed when it came to description, prose, etc which made me want to give it four stars instead of five but goooootdamn the subject matter is heavy and gripping. The narration is next level of course. Listened to this in one day. Worth a listen.
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- Alina
- 2019-02-15
great!
great , captivating book! i enjoyed every moment of it. the voice is perfect for the content!
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- Diane N
- 2019-02-13
will have you stuck on their story
very visual in description and the voice actors did an incredible job. this is now one of my favorites
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- RelbyShock
- 2019-02-13
Absolutely Perfect
This book was better than I could have ever expected or imagined. Richard Armitage does a fantastic job of differentiating voices between characters, and he nails every accent. I’ve listened to this book twice in a row and I’ll probably listen to it at least once more. If you have any interest in war history at all, this book is sure to please.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-02-09
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Such a heart wrenching story of survival, love, horror, darkest side of history & humanity. Society needs to take note and not repeat these mistakes. It's a slippery slope.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-02-09
Amazing
This book was amazing from start to finish. One of the best books I have read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-02-08
Amazing, heart-wrenching, and beautiful story
This book is amazing, heart-wrenching, and tough to listen to at times. Definitely not a light read, but it is a true story, and gives a very real-life depiction of what the main character experienced. Highly recommend.
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- Katie
- 2019-02-06
Tragic and beautiful
This is one of the most gut-wrenching stories I have ever heard and yet amidst all of the torture and suffering, there is a powerful theme of the human spirit’s ability to overcome and the life-giving effect of true love. This is a must-read! And the narrator is one of the best I have ever listened to.
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- Tanya Thoen
- 2019-02-06
Amazing . Stunning. Devastating.
This story of two humans loving each other in a place and circumstance that is unimaginable to most people is remarkable and makes this tragic, deplorable time in human History unwaveringly real.
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- melyssa57 (A Page Before Bedtime dot com)
- 2018-10-10
A hopeful perspective on a harrowing time
Do we really need another book about the Holocaust? Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes. We must continue to revisit society tragedies lest we forget. The unique aspect of The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is that she took a very dark time in history and shared a story of joy, hope, and love through this tale of two courageous individuals. The book is based on the true story of Lale and Gita who fall in love at first site as Lale is given the horrible task of tattooing numeric identifiers on captured Jews. A multilingual Slovakian Jew, Lale was one of the "lucky" ones who was able to secure a "privileged" position of tätowierer. Once he meets Gita for those few moments, there is an instant connection and he knows he must find her again. He is successful and a challenging love affair ensues. So, while the backdrop of this book is the Holocaust and World World II, the prevailing plot is a love story.
I listened to this book via Audible. It was narrated by English actor, Richard Armitage, who was simply perfect in his narration. His voice is captivating. Granted Heather Morris has told a beautiful tale, and Armitage's voice just added icing to the cake. I found myself almost tired at times pulling for Lale and Gita. I won't say I was pulling for a happy ending because what is happy about the Holocaust, but rather, I was yearning for a hopeful ending. I felt strongly that hope would be revealed in the end, but it was a struggle listening to the atrocities before both main characters arrived there. Both the story and the narration pulled me in and didn't let me go until I'd finished listening to the author's notes and son's afterword at the very end.
Some criticisms I've read about this book is that there was not enough focus on the evils of the concentration camp. I disagree. If you want to read a book that goes into more in-depth detail on the horrors of Auschwitz and other concentration camps, there are hundreds of fiction and non-fiction books that will meet that need. This book is a love story, so much so, that the concentration camp setting of the book seemed to be relatively short to me even though it covered three long, tortuous years. My only criticism of this book is that some of the loose ends were not resolved. For example, what happened to Silka and Donna?
Recommendation: The Holocaust was real. It is a reality that the few living survivors continue to be haunted by. I really appreciated this hopeful perspective on this harrowing time period. If you're a WWII historical fiction (although this book included non-fiction elements) junkie, I think you will appreciate this book. Do yourself a favor and read along with the sultry Richard Armitage!
Until next time ... Read on!
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- Cynthia Langer
- 2018-09-09
Lest We Forget
For such a horrific time in history, this unforgettable love story was beautifully written. We must continue to make sure our children's children learn of thus time. Lest as a society, we forget.
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- icy
- 2018-09-16
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Fast paced story that keeps you riveted to the book. Characters portray the time period well. I’ve read many books regarding this topic. This one I’ll allow my teens to read.
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- AnnaMarie King
- 2018-09-10
Incredible story, performed brilliantly
An incredible story of perseverance and hope! I finished listening to the book this morning and I've been deeply affected, to say the least. Of course, I've read and learned much about the Holocaust in my lifetime, but this is a different perspective. And it's a first-hand account of one who was there. There were multiple times while listening that I had tears streaming down my face. One of the things that really stood out to me was the details of the individuals Lale met. You see each person as an individual with their own personal struggle to survive. And through the eyes of each person, you see a different experience during this dark time.
Richard Armitage is a MASTER of narration. You truly feel like you are listening to the actual people speaking, in all of their different dialects and accents- rather than just one man expertly stepping into their voices and experiences. Richard is truly a master of his craft. Thank you, Richard Armitage, for bringing this story to life in a way I'll never forget.
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- Colleen J. Marsini
- 2018-11-06
TREMENDOUS
I resisted this book for weeks, always passing it over for an " easier" title. I am so glad I " Bravely decided to delve into this book. It is extremely well written. If you enjoyed a gentleman from Moscow this is your next read.
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- GroovyMonkey8
- 2018-09-20
The True Auschwitz
This book was fabulous. Another wonderfully written historical fiction book about an awful place and awful time. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to know more about this place.
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- Jennifer
- 2019-01-28
Great story, distracting narration
While this story really draws you in, the narration, and in particular the editing of the narration is very distracting, with the voice changing mid-sentence or mid-thought for no particular reason, it sounds almost as if two different narrators were spliced together randomly.
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- Kimberly Church
- 2018-12-27
Weird distracting overlapping; bad sound engineer
It's like they found out after recording that they got the main character's name wrong and had to go back and insert the right name throughout. Especially noticeable in chapters 20-26.
Also sounds like they had 2-3 different readers, or perhaps the sound engineers were inexperienced and didn't know that you don't start a new session until a new chapter. You measure the distance from mouth to mic and keep that same distance.
For such a beautiful story, the sound engineers really messed up this reading.
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- Jeannie
- 2018-09-19
Excellent Read
Best book I have listened to in a long time. The reader was fabulous. Don't miss this one.
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- Tina Hertel
- 2018-09-17
Love and humanity
A powerful story highlighting humanity and love during one of the darkest chapters of our human history. We'll written and read very well, too.
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