Tobias Schiff

Broschiertes Buch

Return to the Place I Never Left

Beschreibung

In this harrowing firsthand account of the Holocaust delivered through sparing and evocative poetry, survivor Tobias Schiff explores the depths of human suffering, the capacity for hope and renewal, and the impact of starvation on the human mind. Schiff spent thirty-three agonizing months in concentration camps after his family was deported to Auschwitz from Antwerp. Through his eyes, readers witness the atrocities and struggles that defined his daily existence, feel his tenacity while beaten and starved, and learn what enabled him and others to cling to life while surrounded by death. Schiff's verse challenges dehumanizing narratives and provides an intimate view of the realities of life in Nazi death camps and the long-lasting impact of trauma. It is a powerful tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.

Autor

Tobias (Toshek) Schiff (Poland, 1925–Belgium, 1999) was a Belgian Holocaust survivor. Postwar, he channeled his resilience into a career as a diamond broker in Antwerp before venturing into photography with a store in Brussels. In 1989, his journey through the Nazi camps was featured in the documentary Monsieur S. et Madame V. Committed to educating future generations and memorializing those who were lost, Schiff dedicated his later years to speaking in schools and published Return to the Place I Never Left in Flemish in 1997. Dani James is a native New Yorker, born to a Jewish mother and a Jamaican father, who grew up in Belgium before making her way back home. She holds a BA in English from Baruch College and an MFA in creative writing from the Writer's Foundry at St. Joseph's University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wayne State University Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780814351628
• ISBN-10: 081435162X
• Artikelnr.: 70352154