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Cold Crematorium
József Debreczeni
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Description for Cold Crematorium
hardcover.
A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time - from journalist, poet and survivor József Debreczeni
'A literary diamond... A holocaust memoir worthy of Primo Levi' THE TIMES
'A masterpiece' NEW STATESMAN
When József Debreczeni arrived in Auschwitz in 1944, had he been selected to go 'left', his life expectancy would have been approximately forty-five minutes. One of the 'lucky' ones, he was sent to the 'right', which led to twelve horrifying months of incarceration and slave labour in a series of camps, ending in the 'Cold Crematorium' - the so-called hospital of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Condition
New
Publication date
2024
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787334649
SKU
9781787334649
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99-4
About József Debreczeni
József Debreczeni (Author) József Debreczeni was a Hungarian-language novelist, poet and journalist who spent most of his life in the former Yugoslavia. He was an editor of the Hungarian daily newspaper Ünnep in Budapest, from which he was dismissed due to anti-Jewish legislation. He was later a contributor to the Hungarian media, including the newspaper Napló, in the Yugoslav ... Read more
Reviews for Cold Crematorium
A literary diamond – sharp-edged and crystal clear. A haunting chronicle of rare, unsettling power... A holocaust memoir worthy of Primo Levi
The Times
Meticulous and intelligent translation... A masterpiece
New Statesman
In the timeliest possible way, it succeeds in restoring the Holocaust’s reality... Debreczeni writes with a cinematic clarity, a determination to make detail triumph ... Read more
The Times
Meticulous and intelligent translation... A masterpiece
New Statesman
In the timeliest possible way, it succeeds in restoring the Holocaust’s reality... Debreczeni writes with a cinematic clarity, a determination to make detail triumph ... Read more