by Clark Young
First published 2021
As the world plunges into war, Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski risks everything to carry the first eyewitness accounts of the Nazi genocide to the Allied powers. Now, his extraordinary story is brought to the stage in a riveting one-man performance. With searing emotion, Karski relives his harrowing journey through the Warsaw ghetto and the Nazi death camps, fighting against the indifference of world leaders who fail to act. This powerful drama reveals how one man's moral courage echoes through the decades, challenging us to remember the past and forge a more just future.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, war, activism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-events, moral-courage
Setting: Warsaw, Nazi Death Camps
Period: World War II
184 pages · Paperback · Georgetown University Press
Content warnings: war