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The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield, read by John Sackville.
In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by the Nazis. Along with his teenage son, Fritz, he was sent to Buchenwald in Germany. There began an unimaginable ordeal that saw the pair beaten, starved and forced to build the very concentration camp they were held in.
When Gustav was set to be transferred to Auschwitz, a certain death sentence, Fritz refused to leave his side. Throughout the horrors they witnessed and the suffering they endured, there was one constant that kept them alive: the love between father and son.
Based on Gustav's secret diary and meticulous archive research, this book tells his and Fritz's story for the first time - a story of courage and survival unparalleled in the history of the Holocaust.
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- shaun hutton
- 07-03-19
Unforgettable
I fly out to Poland in 10 days to visit auschwitz, this book was a fitting way to put the suffering off the people there in the forefront of my mind ready for the visit. Nobody should ever forget what the nazis did during ww2.
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- Sigrin
- 08-05-19
Lest we forget
An amazing book, not the usual holocaust style. A true story from the diary of Kleinman with lots of historical facts.
It is unpleasant listening, but equally fascinating as we live in a society withour first world problems.
It’s incredible to think that these atrocities happened less than a hundred years ago. Some of us have relatives who were alive when this piece of history happened.
The essence of the book is the spirit of resilience, bravery and courage that kept these truly amazing individuals going through all of the horrors they suffered.
We must never forget those who survived and those who did not.
May we never be in the situation of a world war due to the hatred of our fellow human beings beliefs.
We do have to ask ourselves why is religion at the heart of most wars. Is it really that important?
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- kes chapman
- 09-03-19
The boy who followed his father in to ausch witz
Truely amazing story. Very well written and emotionally read. A story i couldn't put down, it draws you in and you feel their pain,courage and faith in surviving the horrors and being reunited.
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- martin otoole
- 12-02-19
Fantastic: Must read/watch
Loved this book. Sackville is the perfect narrater. remarkable story which outlines the framework of the barbaric nature of Nazi Germany
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- Moonbeam
- 05-05-19
Thought provoking true story
An excellent account of the horrors of WW11 and the concentration camps. The story was one of hope in amongst the incomprehensible monstrosities that went on during those years to innocent people. This was an honest and researched account of the time and read well by John Sackville.
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- cumbriana
- 17-08-19
An amazing recount of a jewish family
The story was gripping. I also learnt a lot about the horrors of concentration camps. It was like a recount with little emotion.
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- 09carriage
- 17-02-19
Moving
Narration is superb. So much cruelty and inhumanity that could not be omitted from this true story, but also uplifting with its insight into love and loyalty and inspirational in the way father and son demonstrate ingenuity in the face of severe adversity
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- Douglas Gausi
- 28-12-23
GRIPPING!
Such an explicit and moving book! May we never forget what occurred and learn from the mistakes of others.
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- Mrs C Norfolk
- 18-10-23
Absorbing and Terrifying.
Jon Sackville, your narration totally bought this book to life and at times I had to switch off and go back when I’d absorbed the things that I was listening to
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- Peter Hammond
- 09-08-23
Heartbreaking
Heartbreaking story but shows the true strength in wanting to survive. It will be an audiobook I’ll listen to again
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