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