The Journey: A Novel
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The Journey: A Novel
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Here is “a rich and lyrical masterpiece”–notes Peter Constantine–the first translation of a lost treasure by acclaimed auth... read full description

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Mar 01, 2011
Barbara marked it as to-read
The New Yorker , January 31, 2011, published an excellent article, The Long View , by Ruth Franklin, which discussed this author, HG Adler. He was a survivor of several concentration camps, but managed to view his experiences in manner which allowed him to "produce a quantity and diversity of writings about the Holocaust that seem to have been equalled by no other survivor". This novel is only one of many. If others read nothing by him, those who are interested in this genre should s More...
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Jul 21, 2011
Riet rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Een heel bjzonder boek over de holocaust, waarin echter nergens woorden als nazi, Duitsers, Joden, kamp etc. genoemd worden. De schrijver (die zelf als Tsechische jood vanuit Praag in drie kampen heeft gezeten en het als een van de weinigen van zjn familie heeft overleefd)schrijft een bijna abstract verhaal over de gebeurtenissen. Daardoor maakt het naar mijn idee meer indruk dan al de getuigenissen met bijna grafische bechrijvingen van wat er in die kampen is gebeurd.
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Aug 16, 2011
Carolyn rated it: 4 of 5 stars
In English, this book, translated from German, is called 'The Journey.' If you want to know how the Jewish people felt about their journey to the concentration camps, beginning with how hard it was to leave their homes and possessions, this is the book for you. It's fiction, but is based on the author's experience. He was taken to Auschwitz where his wife and her mother was put to death. He wrote this in 1950, but it didn't get published in Germany until 1962. There is an article about H. G. Ald More...
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Oct 05, 2009
Suzan rated it: 2 of 5 stars
I just can't read anymore of this. On page 53 and I have to quit
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