The Happiest Man on Earth

by Eddie Jaku

Rating: 4.00 (1 ratings)

First published 2020

As a teenager in Nazi Germany, Eddie Jaku's world was shattered by Kristallnacht. Arrested and sent to Buchenwald, Auschwitz, and on brutal death marches, he faced unimaginable horrors. But Eddie's spirit refused to break. Now 100, he recounts his story of survival, sharing the wisdom and gratitude that have made him "the happiest man on Earth."

Genres: holocaust, historical, 20th-century, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: resilience, survival

Setting: Buchenwald, Auschwitz

Period: Nazi Germany

208 pages · Paperback · Harper Paperbacks

Content warnings: abuse, death, violence

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