Lisa’s answer to “If this is the true story of Lale and Gita, why is it being described as historical fiction?” > Likes and Comments
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Thank you for this comment. That was a huge mistake to make by the writer.
Typhus was caused by Lice and the American Military was using DDT to keep their soldiers from infestation. Typhus was rampant throughout Germany and especially in the camps. There was a vaccine which was also used which might have lessened the effects of the disease (not enough to still be in existence) but the distributors diluted it when it was earmarked for the German Soldiers. It was a treatment called PABA which was used to treat Typhus though now they use antibiotics (but not penicillin).
Fascinating how epidemics can affect world events.
lisa, this seems to be a somewhat common mistake both in books and movies that depict this this time.... have noted it on more than one occasion. guess its hard to believe that PCN wasn't always around!
Lisa, I couldn't find the word 'penicillin' in the book, I checked the chapter about Gita's illness and only the word 'medicine' is used.
Robyn - I just read this book. Maybe copies are different, but this is in my copy:
“Then she needs medicine.”
“And where are we gonna get medicine, Lale? If we go to the hospital and ask for medicine for Typhus, they’ll just take her away. I can’t lose her. I’ve lost all my family. Please, can you help us, Lale?” Dana pleads.
“Don’t take her to the hospital. Whatever you do, don’t go there.” Lale’s mind races. “Listen to me, Dana—it’s going to take me a couple of days, but I’m going to try to get her some penicillin.”
To follow up on past replies, folks really ought to read this eye-popping piece by Christine Kenneally from February. The penicillin issue is irrelevant chicken feed by comparison to the issues in this Holocaust romance novel.
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2...
I noticed that, too. I thought maybe I was wrong. But, it bothered me.
In the "Additional Information" section, it notes that it was actually a precursor to penicillin that Gita referred to it as "prontocil".
As a reminder, any focus on the topic of penicillin is to fixate on a peculiar tree, which only helps Morris perpetuate deceits.
Recommend using 'desktop site's mode in a mobile browser to be directed to comment with a selection of relevant links:
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Typhus was caused by Lice and the American Military was using DDT to keep their soldiers from infestation. Typhus was rampant throughout Germany and especially in the camps. There was a vaccine which was also used which might have lessened the effects of the disease (not enough to still be in existence) but the distributors diluted it when it was earmarked for the German Soldiers. It was a treatment called PABA which was used to treat Typhus though now they use antibiotics (but not penicillin).Fascinating how epidemics can affect world events.
lisa, this seems to be a somewhat common mistake both in books and movies that depict this this time.... have noted it on more than one occasion. guess its hard to believe that PCN wasn't always around!
Lisa, I couldn't find the word 'penicillin' in the book, I checked the chapter about Gita's illness and only the word 'medicine' is used.
Robyn - I just read this book. Maybe copies are different, but this is in my copy:“Then she needs medicine.”
“And where are we gonna get medicine, Lale? If we go to the hospital and ask for medicine for Typhus, they’ll just take her away. I can’t lose her. I’ve lost all my family. Please, can you help us, Lale?” Dana pleads.
“Don’t take her to the hospital. Whatever you do, don’t go there.” Lale’s mind races. “Listen to me, Dana—it’s going to take me a couple of days, but I’m going to try to get her some penicillin.”
To follow up on past replies, folks really ought to read this eye-popping piece by Christine Kenneally from February. The penicillin issue is irrelevant chicken feed by comparison to the issues in this Holocaust romance novel.https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2...
I noticed that, too. I thought maybe I was wrong. But, it bothered me.
In the "Additional Information" section, it notes that it was actually a precursor to penicillin that Gita referred to it as "prontocil".
As a reminder, any focus on the topic of penicillin is to fixate on a peculiar tree, which only helps Morris perpetuate deceits.Recommend using 'desktop site's mode in a mobile browser to be directed to comment with a selection of relevant links:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
