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Five Chimneys : A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz by Olga Lengyel (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherChicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100897333764
ISBN-139780897333764
eBay Product ID (ePID)889222
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleFive Chimneys : a Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz
Number of Pages232 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicHolocaust, Military / World War II, General
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorOlga Lengyel
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.7 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"You have done a real service by letting the ones who are now silent and most forgotten speak." -- Albert Einstein, "You have done a real service by letting the ones who are now silent and most forgotten speak." - Albert Einstein, "This book is more moving than earlier descriptions of the death camps because it is vividly articulated, not by a sympathetic observer, but by one of the few who survived the horror." - San Francisco Chronicle, "This book is more moving than earlier descriptions of the death camps because it is vividly articulated, not by a sympathetic observer, but by one of the few who survived the horror." -- San Francisco Chronicle
SynopsisOlga Lengyel tells, frankly and without compromise, one of the most horrifying stories of all time. This true, documented chronicle is the intimate, day-to-day record of a beautiful woman who survived the nightmare of Auschwitz and Birchenau. This book is a necessary reminder of one of the ugliest chapters in the history of human civilization. It was a shocking experience. It is a shocking book., Having lost her husband, her parents, and her two young sons to the Nazi exterminators, Olga Lengyel had little to live for during her seven-month internment in Auschwitz. Only Lengyel's work in the prisoners' underground resistance and the need to tell this story kept her fighting for survival. She survived by her wit and incredible strength. Despite her horrifying closeness to the subject, FIVE CHIMNEYS does not retreat into self-pity or sensationalism. When first published (two years after World War 2 ended), Albert Einstein was so moved by her story that he wrote a personal letter to Lengyel, thanking her for her very frank, very well written book. Today, with 'ethnic cleansing' in Bosnia, and neo-Nazism on the rise in western Europe, we cannot afford to forget the grisly lessons of the Holocaust. FIVE CHIMNEYS is a stark reminder that the unspeakable can happen wherever and whenever ethnic hatreds, religious bigotries, and racial discriminations are permitted to exist."
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- Apr 26, 2017
Learning about the poor souls and the treatment they received during the Holocust.
Learned a lot about the difficult times those people had to deal with. How any of them survived is a miracle. I encourage more people to read it so they have a better understanding of what went on at that time and to make sure it never happens again.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 05, 2019
The Real Use for the Five Chimneys
Very enlightening as to an actual account of one who endured this "hell on earth"!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 02, 2024
Historical book.
Interesting book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 19, 2024
Good book
Very interesting!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
