{"product_id":"the-librarian-of-auschwitz-antonio-iturbe","title":"The Librarian of Auschwitz - Antonio Iturbe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, it is an extraordinary novel of courage and hope by Antonio Iturbe \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Holt and Co Publishing 2018, paperback\u003c\/span\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\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePanmacmillian 2023, softcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44494176780357,"sku":"203427","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/the-librarian-of-auschwitz-antonio-iturbe-librarian-9055468.jpg?v=1776922809","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/the-librarian-of-auschwitz-antonio-iturbe","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}