ISBN: 9781982106386
Editorial: Scribner
Año de edición: 2020
N° Paginas: 336
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Biografía del autor Ariana Neumann was born and grew up in Venezuela. She previously worked as a foreign correspondent for Venezuela's The Daily Journal and her writing has also appeared in The European. She currently lives in London with her family. When Time Stopped is her first book. In this astonishing story that "reads like a thriller and is so, so timely" (BuzzFeed) Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father's past: "Like Anne Frank's diary, it offers a story that needs to be told and heard" (Booklist, starred review).In 1941, the first Neumann family member was taken by the Nazis, arrested in German-occupied Czechoslovakia for bathing in a stretch of river forbidden to Jews. He was transported to Auschwitz. Eighteen days later his prisoner number was entered into the morgue book. Of thirty-four Neumann family members, twenty-five were murdered by the Nazis. One of the survivors was Hans Neumann, who, to escape the German death net, traveled to Berlin and hid in plain sight under the Gestapo's eyes. What Hans experienced was so unspeakable that, when he built an industrial empire in Venezuela, he couldn't bring himself to talk about it. All his daughter Ariana knew was that something terrible had happened. When Hans died, he left Ariana a small box filled with letters, diary entries, and other memorabilia. Ten years later Ariana finally summoned the courage to have the letters translated, and she began reading. What she discovered launched her on a worldwide search that would deliver indelible portraits of a family loving, finding meaning, and trying to survive amid the worst that can be imagined. A "beautifully told story of personal discovery" (John le Carré), When Time Stopped is an unputdownable detective story and an epic family memoir, spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans. Neumann brings each relative to vivid life, and this "gripping, expertly researched narrative will inspire those looking to uncover their own family histories" (Publishers Weekly). Críticas New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Books of the Year PickWinner of the 2020 National Jewish Book Award for Autobiography/Memoir "The story Neumann uncovers is worthy of fiction with hairpin plot twists, daredevil acts of love and unexpected moments of humor in dark times. Given the slew of colorful characters and dramatic details, she could have turned her painstaking research into a historical novel. Instead she has written a superb family memoir that unfolds its poignant power on multiple levels. Yes, her account of one Jewish-Czech family's race to outwit the Nazis makes for thrilling reading. But just as important is her lucid investigation of the nature of memory, identity and remembrance." --The New York Times Book Review"At times the revelations are so extraordinary to modern eyes that the memoir has an almost fictional feel." --Financial Times"[A] powerful memoir...[that] reads like a detective novel." --Hey Alma"Ariana Neumann has given us a gripping true story--the account of her father's determination to survive the Holocaust and the clues he left behind...This is nonfiction that reads like a detective thriller." --Tilar J. Mazzeo, author of Irena's Children"Beautifully written...One of the most powerful and profoundly moving family stories of the Holocaust to have been published in many years and a must read." --Dan Stone, Director of the Holocaust Research Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London"Compelling...brilliant...This remarkable, beautifully written book is full of sadness but it also full of great beauty and joy." --Daily Mail"Extraordinary... To unearth such stories takes great determination, patience and sensitivity, not least because so many of those who survived did so by suppressing the truth." --The Guardian"Full of tales of courage...this meticulously researched work is unforgettable." --Sunday Mirror"When Time Stopped is more than just history. It's
- Idioma: Inglés
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
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