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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
A Historical Fiction Novel by Heather Morris
Book 1 of the Tattooist of Auschwitz Series
Subgenres:
- Holocaust,
- Based on a True Story,
- Romance
This book is for you if you're into...
- Holocaust stories centered on forbidden love and survival
- Moral dilemmas faced by those given small privileges in dire situations
- Acts of resistance and compassion inside Auschwitz
From Little Stack
I couldn’t write a list of stories of survival without including at least one Holocaust story. And the first to come to mind was this poignant read.
Lale is one of the Jewish men in his village ordered to go to work at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He soon realizes that certain positions mean privileges that help you survive, and soon he is the apprentice of Pepan, the Tätowierer. He now has greater protection, a bed to himself and more food. But Lale doesn’t only try to survive himself, he helps others, sharing his food and smuggling in items to help others live.
This story is a stark reminder of the horrors experienced by prisoners of the camps, but also of their ferocious will to survive and the ways they found happiness, friendship and even love in the most dark and barbaric of circumstances.
This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity.
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.
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