Auschwitz: True Tales From a Grotesque Land by Nomberg-Przytyk, Sara

The University of North Carolina Press, 1985-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 10x8x0. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Shelf wear. Scattered markings. <br> "From the moment I got to Auschwitz I was completely detached. I disconnected my heart and intellect in an act of self-defense, despair, and hopelessness." With these words Sara Nomberg-Przytyk begins this painful and compelling account of her experiences while imprisoned for two years in the infamous death camp. Writing twenty years after her liberation, she recreates the events of a dark past which, in her own words, would have driven her mad had she tried to relive it sooner. But while she records unimaginable atrocities, she also richly describes the human compassion that stubbornly survived despite the backdrop of camp depersonalization and imminent extermination.

University of North Carolina Press, 1985. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of North Carolina Press, 1985. First English Translation. Hardback, Dustjacket. Very Good, some jacket wear on bottom front.

The University of North Carolina Press, 1985-01-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

University of North Carolina Press, 1985. hbk 185pp fep clipped to remove prev owner's name dj shelfworn now in protective sleeve very good clean tight unmarked text

Chapel Hill, NC: University of NC Press, 1985. First? Edition. First? Printing. very good, rear flap only. 185, footnotes, glossary, rear DJ flap laid in. The author was imprisoned for two years in Auschwitz. Writing twenty years after her liberation, she recreates the events of a dark past which, in her own words, would have driven her mad had she tried to relive it sooner. But while she records unimaginable atrocities, she also richly describes the human compassion that stubbornly survived despite the backdrop of camp depersonalization and imminent extermination. Commemorative in spirit and artistic in form, "Auschwitz" convincingly portrays the paradoxes of human nature in extreme circumstances. With consummate understatement Nomberg-Przytyk describes the behavior of concentration camp inmates as she relentlessly and pitilessly examines her own motives and feelings. In this world unmitigated cruelty coexisted with nobility, rapacity with self-sacrifice, indifference with selfless… Read More

Chapel Hill , NC.: University of North Carolina Press, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition, Hardcover in the dust jacket , 185 page book . Condition : Fine / Very Good , Dust jacket has edge rubs. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Chapel Hill, NC: University of NC Press, 1985. First? Edition. First? Printing. very good, good. 185, footnotes, glossary, some wear to DJ edges. The author was imprisoned for two years in Auschwitz. Writing twenty years after her liberation, she recreates the events of a dark past which, in her own words, would have driven her mad had she tried to relive it sooner. But while she records unimaginable atrocities, she also richly describes the human compassion that stubbornly survived despite the backdrop of camp depersonalization and imminent extermination. Commemorative in spirit and artistic in form, "Auschwitz" convincingly portrays the paradoxes of human nature in extreme circumstances. With consummate understatement Nomberg-Przytyk describes the behavior of concentration camp inmates as she relentlessly and pitilessly examines her own motives and feelings. In this world unmitigated cruelty coexisted with nobility, rapacity with self-sacrifice, indifference with selfless compassion.… Read More