I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz
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I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz

by Gisella Perl

1948•Biography•184 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarywarslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a moving biography, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

"Gisella Perl's memoir is the extraordinarily candid account of women's extreme efforts to survive Auschwitz. With writing as powerful as that of Charlotte Delbo and Ruth Kluger, her story individualizes and therefore humanizes a victim of mass dehumanization. Perl accomplished this by representing her life before imprisonment, in Auschwitz and other camps, and in the struggle to remake her life.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryWarHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

PhysiciansWorld War, 1939-1945Romanian Personal narrativesAtrocitiesBiographyJewish womenWomen physiciansPersonal narratives

Details

Author
Gisella Perl
Published
1948
Pages
184
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