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The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz

A Powerful True Story of Hope and Survival
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'We felt an urge to document what we had witnessed. If we who had experienced it, I reasoned, did not reveal the bitter truth, people simply would not believe the extent of the Nazis' evil. I wanted to share our life, the events and our struggle to survive.' Thomas Geve was just 15 years old when he was liberated from Buchenwald concentration camp on 11 April 1945. It was the third concentration camp he had survived. Upon arrival at Auschwitz- Birkenau, Thomas was separated from his mother and left to fend for himself in the men's camp of Auschwitz I, at the age of 13. During the 22 months he was imprisoned, he was subjected to, and forced to observe first-hand, the inhumane world of Nazi concentration camps. On his eventual release Thomas felt compelled to capture daily life in the death camps in more than eighty profoundly moving drawings. Infamous scenarios synonymous with this dark period of history were portrayed in poignant but simplistic detail with extraordinary accuracy. Despite the unspeakable events he experienced, Thomas decided to become an active witness and tell the truth about life in the camps. He has spoken to audiences from around the world and continues to raise awareness about the Holocaust. The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz presents a rare living testimony through the eyes of a child who had the unique ability to observe and remember every detail around him and chose to document it all.

Author Biography:

Thomas Geve was born in 1929 in Germany. From 1933 onwards, Thomas and his family felt the full force of Nazi persecution. After years of constant danger and hardship, he and his mother were arrested and transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in June 1943.Twenty-two months later Thomas was liberated, and after a period of recuperation, he was reunited with his father in London. After completing his studies and graduating with an engineering degree, Thomas moved to Israel in July 1950, raised a family and now lives peacefully in retirement.
Release date NZ
January 21st, 2021
Author
Contributor
  • With Charlie Inglefield
Pages
304
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
70 col illus
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Dimensions
162x240x32
ISBN-13
9780008406387
Product ID
33628321

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