The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland is an immersive story about an imprisoned man at Auschwitz who was able to relay information about death camps to FDR. His actions inspired the United States to respond to Nazi Germany and its atrocities. Freedland sheds light on this forgotten story. This deeply impactful and moving book published this week.
“…riveting history, eloquently written, and scrupulously researched," reported the Minneapolis Star Tribune in their rave review. There has been incredible buzz for this important book.
Check out the other amazing reviews:
“Concentration camp stories make for painful reading, but British journalist and broadcaster Freedland relates a riveting tale with a fascinating protagonist…Freedland delivers a gripping description of Vrba and a companion’s planning, breakout, and grueling walk to Slovakia…A powerful story of a true hero who deserves more recognition.” — Kirkus review
“A brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information — and misinformation. Is it possible to stop mass murder by telling the truth?” — Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
“As World War II recedes further into the past, Jonathan Freedland has revived one story from the Holocaust that’s both historically significant and a riveting read. Freedland, the author of several thrillers and a correspondent for The Guardian, writes with a novelist’s verve to tell the story of Rudolf Vrba, the first Jewish person to escape from Auschwitz…The Escape Artist vividly brings his story to a new generation of readers.” — Bookpage
We hope you get a chance to read this vital book!
-Grace
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