Historical
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
A Slovak Jewish man is forced to tattoo numbers onto fellow prisoners at Auschwitz. He falls in love with a young woman he marks and risks his life to help others survive.
- First published
- 2018
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a very readable, emotional entry point into Holocaust fiction.
Skip this if you want strict historical accuracy; it is a novel drawn from one man's account, and historians have raised questions about details.
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