Lale Sokolov survived the Polish death camps by being assigned the task of tattooist. Feeling guilty because of his slightly better living conditions, he smuggled food and help to fellow prisoners and saved the life of the girl he later married. Morris details life in the camps, showing how hunger, violence and dehumanisation ground down the inmates and also explains very matter of factly how the Nazi regime's cruelty corrupted individuals: i.e the guards. Particularly timely with the rise of Islamophobia and intolerance globally.
(Helen Allan - bwl 89 Summer 2018 ) |
