Una novela basada en una inolvidable historia real.

Hay numerosos libros sobre el Holocausto, pero ninguno como este. Se basa en una incre ble historia real detr s de uno de sus s mbolos m s potentes: los n meros azules tatuados en los brazos de los prisioneros de los campos de concentraci n.

Cuando a Lale Sokolov le fue encomendada la tarea de tatuar los n meros en las v ctimas que -como l- eran encerradas en Auschwitz, us la m nima libertad que su rol le permit a para intercambiar joyas y dinero de jud os asesinados por comida para ayudar a otros a sobrevivir. De ser atrapado, lo habr an matado al instante.

Lale se propuso vivir una vida tan plena como le fuera posible dentro de esas terribles circunstancias. Una ma ana, en la fila de prisioneros que esperaban para ser tatuados, una joven temblorosa llam su atenci n. Para l fue amor a primera vista y se jur que, si lograba salir del campo, la buscar a hasta encontrarla. Durante cuatro a os, Heather Morris entrevist a un anciano Lale Sokolov.

Apoy ndose en sus encuentros y en abundantes documentos pero con la potencia de la mejor de las ficciones, El tatuador de Auschwitz narra esos hechos que permanecieron casi desconocidos durante m s de setenta a os. Por tr gico que sea el relato, es un llamado a la esperanza y al coraje. Y, sobre todo, una inolvidable historia de amor y supervivencia.

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#1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller

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.

"The Tattooist of Auschwitz is an extraordinary document, a story about the extremes of human behavior existing side by side: calculated brutality alongside impulsive and selfless acts of love. I find it hard to imagine anyone who would not be drawn in, confronted and moved. I would recommend it unreservedly to anyone, whether they'd read a hundred Holocaust stories or none."--Graeme Simsion, internationally bestselling author of The Rosie Project

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 T towierer (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.

El Tatuador de Auschwitz / The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel - heftet, Spansk, 2018