{"product_id":"the-librarian-of-auschwitz-the-graphic-novel-hardcover","title":"The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonio Iturbe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLilit Thwaites\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eSalva Rubio\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this graphic novel tells the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious volumes the prisoners have managed to sneak past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the librarian of Auschwitz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOut of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary story of courage and hope.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonio Iturbe\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Spain, where he is both a novelist and a journalist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of the Skies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Librarian of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he interviewed Dita Kraus, the real-life librarian of Auschwitz. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalva Rubio\u003c\/b\u003e is a Spanish author and historian. His credits include the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eMonet: Itinerant of Light \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Photographer of Mauthausen\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoreto Aroca \u003c\/b\u003eis a Spanish artist and a graduate of the University of Castilla-La Mancha. She previously won the school's Luna de Aire Award, honoring the best poetry aimed at children, for her and Fran Pintadera's book \u003ci\u003ePortrait of the Pinzón Family\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Retrato de la familia Pinzón)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLilit Zekulin Thwaites \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning Melbourne-based literary translator (Spanish\u0026gt;English). Her book-length translations include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Librarian of Auschwitz \u003c\/i\u003e(Antonio Iturbe, 2017), \u003ci\u003eAustralian Connection\u003c\/i\u003e (multiple authors, 2019), and two futuristic novels by Rosa Montero, \u003ci\u003eTears in Rain\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003eWeight of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. (2016). In 2016, she was awarded Spain's Order of Civil Merit for her promotion of Spanish culture in Australia.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 10.25 x 7.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47393194508466,"sku":"9781250842992","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4300fcc54ed0671e27c68713d44422f4.webp?v=1777974212","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-librarian-of-auschwitz-the-graphic-novel-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}