The Lost Childhood: The Complete Memoir - Softcover

Nir, Yehuda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971059861 ISBN 13: 9780971059863

Publisher: Schaffner Press, 2007

Synopsis

This compelling memoir takes readers through the eyes of a child surviving World War II in Nazi-occupied Poland. As a nine-year-old, the author witnessed his father being herded into a truck—never to be seen again. He, his mother, and sister fled to Warsaw to live in disguise as Catholics under the noses of the Nazi SS, constantly fearful of discovery and persecution. A sobering reminder of the personal toll of the Holocaust on Jews during World War II, this book is a harrowing portrait of one child's loss of innocence. This edition contains previously unpublished content from the original text.

About this title

About the Author:

Yehuda Nir is an associate professor of psychiatry at Cornell University Medical Center and a speaker and lecturer on the Holocaust, drawing largely from his own personal experiences. He and his wife, Bonnie Maslin, coauthored the book Patterns of Heartbreak. He lives in New York City. Cynthia Ozick is an award-winning novelist and essayist and a National Book Award Finalist in 2002 for her novel The Puttermesser Papers. She lives outside New York City.

Review:

"For readers who have gone stale on the Holocaust, Nir's record of a child pursued will reawaken awareness, shock, understanding, and conscience."  —Cynthia Ozick, from the introduction

"Quite marvelous. I don't remember reading anything that tells the story so matter-of-factly. Its very lack of hype makes it so frightening and compelling."  —Hal Prince, Tony Award–winning producer

About this edition

• Publisher: Schaffner Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0971059861
• ISBN 13: 9780971059863
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272