The children's block : a novel based on the true story of an Auschwitz survivor
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Kraus, Ota B., 1921-
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
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xiii, 274 pages ; 22 cm.
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Auschwitz (Concentration camp) -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Concentration camp inmates -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Fiction.
Jewish children -- Fiction.
Poland -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Poland -- Fiction.

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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Language
English

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Alex Ehren is poet, a prisoner, and a teacher in block 31 in Auschwitz-Birkenau, also known as the Children's Block. He spends his days trying to survive and illegally giving lessons to his young charges, all while shielding them as best he can from the impossible horrors of the camp. But trying to teach the children is not the only illicit activity that Alex is involved in. Alex is keeping a diary.
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Originally published:,Tel Aviv : Yaron Golan, 1994,,under title:,Painted wall.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kraus, O. B. (2020). The children's block: a novel based on the true story of an Auschwitz survivor (First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.). Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kraus, Ota B., 1921-. 2020. The Children's Block: A Novel Based On the True Story of an Auschwitz Survivor. Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kraus, Ota B., 1921-. The Children's Block: A Novel Based On the True Story of an Auschwitz Survivor Pegasus Books, 2020.

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Kraus, Ota B. The Children's Block: A Novel Based On the True Story of an Auschwitz Survivor First Pegasus Books hardcover edition., Pegasus Books, 2020.

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