Children of the Flames
by Lucette Matalon Lagnado
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: an emotional biography, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
About This Book
In this remarkable, evocative narrative, the life of Auschwitz's Angel of Death is told in counterpoint to the lives of the surviving twins, who are themselves now inching into middle or old age. In stories that abound with ambiguity, anger, and redemptive hope, we encounter them first as children beginning their descent into Auschwitz by witnessing their entire families being led away to be killed.
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- Author
- Lucette Matalon Lagnado
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 320
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- Open Library
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