{"product_id":"the-librarian-of-auschwitz-antonio-iturbe-graphic-edition","title":"The Librarian of Auschwitz - Antonio Iturbe (Graphic Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Librarian of Auschwitz \u003c\/i\u003eis ideal for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Choice\u003c\/i\u003e, this graphic novel is the story of the smallest library in the world – and the most dangerous. Based on a true story, it is an extraordinary novel of courage and hope by Antonio Iturbe and Loreto Aroca.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘It wasn’t an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. But they were books. In this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns . . .’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to smuggle past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the secret librarian of Auschwitz, responsible for the safekeeping of the small collection of titles, as well as the ‘living books’ – prisoners of Auschwitz who know certain books so well, they too can be ‘borrowed’ to educate the children in the camp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut books are extremely dangerous. They make people think. And nowhere are they more dangerous than in Block 31 of Auschwitz, the children’s block, where the slightest transgression can result in execution, no matter how young the transgressor . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the incredible and moving true story of Dita Kraus, holocaust survivor and secret librarian for the children’s block in Auschwitz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Authors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAntonio Iturbe was born in 1967 and grew up in the dock-side neighbourhood of Barceloneta, in Barcelona. He is the author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Librarian of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of the Skies.\u003c\/i\u003e Salva Rubio is a Spanish author and historian. His credits include the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eMonet: Itinerant of Light and The Photographer of Mauthausen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLilit Žekulin Thwaites is an award-winning Melbourne-based literary translator. Her book-length translations include the bestselling The Librarian of Auschwitz. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Illustrator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLoreto Aroca is a Spanish artist and a graduate of the University of Castilla-La Mancha. She previously won the school's Luna de Aire Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePanmacmillian 2023, softcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44494159839301,"sku":"203428","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/the-librarian-of-auschwitz-antonio-iturbe-graphic-edition-librarian-graphic-2375175.jpg?v=1785315849","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/the-librarian-of-auschwitz-antonio-iturbe-graphic-edition","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}