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    The Thief of Auschwitz
    The Thief of Auschwitz
    The Thief of Auschwitz
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Thief of Auschwitz

    Written by Jon Clinch

    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and Paul Hecht

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    About this audiobook

    The camp at Auschwitz took one year of my life, and of my own free will I gave it another four." So begins the much-anticipated new novel from Jon Clinch, award-winning author of Finn and Kings of the Earth. In The Thief of Auschwitz, Clinch steps for the first time beyond the deeply American roots of his earlier books to explore one of the darkest moments in mankind' s history-- and to do so with the sympathy, vision, and heart that are the hallmarks of his work Told in two intertwining narratives, The Thief of Auschwitz takes readers on a dual journey: one into the death camp at Auschwitz with Jacob, Eidel, Max, and Lydia Rosen; the other into the heart of Max himself, now an aged but extremely vital-- and outspoken-- survivor. Max is a renowned painter, and he' s about to be honored with a retrospective at the National Gallery in Washington. The truth, though, is that he' s been keeping a crucial secret from the art world-- indeed from the world at large, and perhaps even from himself-- all his life long. The Thief of Auschwitz reveals that secret, along with others that lie in the heart of a family that' s called upon to endure-- together and separately-- the unendurable.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJul 12, 2013
    ISBN9781470360320
    The Thief of Auschwitz
    Author

    Jon Clinch

    Jon Clinch is the author of the acclaimed novels Finn, Kings of the Earth, The Thief of Auschwitz, Belzoni Dreams of Egypt, Marley, and The General and Julia. A native of upstate New York, Jon lives with his wife in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Find out more at JonClinch.com.

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    • 4/5
      Clinch has the gentle touch necessary to tell a tale like this, one of the millions of small stories that make up such a staggeringly big one. He steers clear of pathos or melodrama, instead using his story to bear witness to the significance of one family's lives. That it also happens to be a captivating -- all right, I'll say it: entertaining -- book doesn't discount its seriousness at all. The tale of Jacob, Eidel, Max, and Lydia Rosen is a reminder that while storytelling generally can't save anyone, it serves to keep hearts intact and unhardened -- it's the polar opposite of Hannah Arendt's banality of evil.A good novel, full of kindness and entirely lacking in sentimentality (but not in sentiment).
    • 4/5
      I was surprised that I liked this book less than I liked "Finn" and "Kings of the Earth".By saying that, I don't want to put anyone off reading it. For those who like simple storytelling values, it's a great treat. And for some, this book may prove to be their favorite Clinch novel. Think of books like "The Help", "Water for Elephants", and "The Book Thief", which offer similar twists, turns, tears, scares, and thrills.Based on his earlier work, though, I expect Clinch to deliver more literary invention. Such as the way "Finn" created a tightly fitting companion piece to "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and the way "Kings of the Earth" experimented with timelines and points of view.The title "The Thief of Auschwitz" clues you in that you're about to read a drama set in that infamous Nazi death camp. I won't spoil the story by saying anything else. It's a very exciting, commercial novel, and I hope Hollywood comes knocking at Clinch's door. This book and the potential movie deserve to be every bit as successful as "The Help".
    • 5/5
      A family of four, Jacob, the father a barber; Eidel, the mother a very talented artist; Max, the 14-yr old son, big for his age and Lydia, a little slower and asthmatic but a beautiful child. They are taking a train ride like no other – to Auschwitz. Yes, they are Jews. Their trials, brief moment of happiness bring together an epic tale of love and sacrifice. Bittersweet reunions of a sort and the ultimate escape by one of them.This story was so moving to me that I actually cried through quite a bit of (hindsight, you know). Jacob and Eidel’s strength doing what they must in order to keep hopes alive in all of the ones who are left. The research that went into this was amazing and it was so well written that I could smell the ovens and even feel the chill of the hurt prisoners who went to hospital which had no heat, no good water and no hope of coming out any better than you went in unless. Unless you had an “in” with someone. Jacob did, in fact as one of the camp lieutenant’s wanted a family painting done and he knew of just the person thereby gaining favor with the officer, heat and extra bits of food for Eidel and recuperative time for Max who “somehow” had broken a leg.This is book is a must-read for anyone interested in WWII, concentration camps or just a wonderfully sad tale of the truth.