In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism—but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive. One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her. A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. В апреле 1942 года Лале Соколова, словацкого еврея, отправляют в концентрационный лагерь Освенцим-Биркенау. Там он становится татуировщиком, набивающим номера на руках своих товарищей по заключению. Больше двух с половиной лет Лале наблюдает за ужасающими зверствами и варварством, но видит и невероятные проявления храбрости и сострадания. Рискуя собственной жизнью, он использует свое привилегированное положение, чтобы обменивать драгоценности убитых евреев на еду, и тем самым сохранить жизнь другим заключенным. Однажды в июле 1942 года Лале, заключенный 32407, утешает дрожащую молодую женщину, ожидающую в очереди, чтобы сделать на руке татуировку с номером 34902. Ее зовут Гита. Лале клянется выжить в лагере и жениться на ней. Яркое, мучительное и все же дарящее надежду повествование — свидетельство силы любви и человечности в самых мрачных условиях. В книге представлен оригинальный текст на английском языке.
In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Ttowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarismbut also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive. One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her. A vivid, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful re-creation of Lale Sokolov's experiences as the man who tattooed the arms of thousands of prisoners with what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is also a testament to the endurance of love and humanity under the darkest possible conditions. V aprele 1942 goda Lale Sokolova, slovatskogo evreya, otpravlyayut v kontsentratsionnyy lager Osventsim-Birkenau. Tam on stanovitsya tatuirovshchikom, nabivayushchim nomera na rukakh svoikh tovarishchey po zaklyucheniyu. Bolshe dvukh s polovinoy let Lale nablyudaet za uzhasayushchimi zverstvami i varvarstvom, no vidit i neveroyatnye proyavleniya khrabrosti i sostradaniya. Riskuya sobstvennoy zhiznyu, on ispolzuet svoe privilegirovannoe polozhenie, chtoby obmenivat dragotsennosti ubitykh evreev na edu, i tem samym sokhranit zhizn drugim zaklyuchennym. Odnazhdy v iyule 1942 goda Lale, zaklyuchennyy 32407, uteshaet drozhashchuyu moloduyu zhenshchinu, ozhidayushchuyu v ocheredi, chtoby sdelat na ruke tatuirovku s nomerom 34902. Ee zovut Gita. Lale klyanetsya vyzhit v lagere i zhenitsya na ney. YArkoe, muchitelnoe i vse zhe daryashchee nadezhdu povestvovanie svidetelstvo sily lyubvi i chelovechnosti v samykh mrachnykh usloviyakh. V knige predstavlen originalnyy tekst na angliyskom yazyke.
