The Tattooist of Auschwitz

by Heather Morris

Format: Paperback

Condition: Good

320 pages

Pre-owned

In 1942, Lale Sokolov, a young Slovakian Jewish man, is transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. His ability to speak several languages leads to an assignment tattooing identification numbers onto fellow prisoners—a role that brings both small privileges and unbearable responsibility.

Among those he encounters is Gita, a young woman whose presence gives him a reason to imagine a future beyond the camp. As their relationship grows, Lale uses what little freedom he has to obtain food and help others survive, risking his life along the way.

Inspired by interviews with Holocaust survivor Lale Sokolov, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a novel about love, survival and the determination to hold on to humanity amid unimaginable cruelty.