Giants : the dwarves of Auschwitz : the extraordinary true story of the Lilliput Troupe
Koren, Yehuda2014
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In this account of the Ovitz family, seven of whose ten members were dwarves, readers bear witness to the terrible irony of the Ovitzs' fate: being burdened with dwarfism helped them to endure the Holocaust. Through research and interviews with the youngest Ovitz daughter, Perla, the troupe's last surviving member, and other relatives, the authors weave the tale of a beloved and successful family of performers who were famous entertainers in Central Europe until the Nazis deported them to Auschwitz in May 1944.
Main title:
Giants : the dwarves of Auschwitz : the extraordinary true story of the Lilliput Troupe / Yehuda Koren & Eilat Negev ; with a foreword by Warwick Davis.
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Imprint:
London : The Robson Press, 2014.London : The Robson Press, 2014.
Collation:
xv, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.Previous edition of this translation: published as In our hearts we were giants. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2004.This translation originally published: 2013.Includes bibliographical references and filmography.
ISBN:
9781849546539 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5318
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
399683