The children's block : a novel based on the true story of an Auschwitz survivor
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New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
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New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
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xiii, 274 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Alex Ehren is poet, a prisoner, and a teacher in block 31 in Auschwitz-Birkenau, also known as the Children's Block. He spends his days trying to survive and illegally giving lessons to his young charges, all while shielding them as best he can from the impossible horrors of the camp. But trying to teach the children is not the only illicit activity that Alex is involved in. Alex is keeping a diary.
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Originally published:,Tel Aviv : Yaron Golan, 1994,,under title:,Painted wall.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kraus, O. B. (2020). The children's block: a novel based on the true story of an Auschwitz survivor (First Pegasus books hardcover edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kraus, Otto B., 1921-2000. 2020. The Children's Block: A Novel Based On the True Story of an Auschwitz Survivor. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kraus, Otto B., 1921-2000. The Children's Block: A Novel Based On the True Story of an Auschwitz Survivor Pegasus Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kraus, Otto B. The Children's Block: A Novel Based On the True Story of an Auschwitz Survivor First Pegasus books hardcover edition., Pegasus Books, 2020.
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