MALA''S CAT

• Date de parution : 20/01/2022
• Editeur : Michael Joseph
• EAN : 9780241503652
• Série : (-)
• Support : Papier

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• Genre : Littérature française
• Thème : Autobiographies contemporaines
• Prix littéraire(s) : (-)

A remarkable tale of survival, in which Jewish life in pre-war Poland and the atrocities of the Holocaust appear through an almost dreamlike lens of childhood memory'' Jeremy Dronfield, bestselling author of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitzbr>br>''Mala''s Cat is fresh,... Voir plus

A remarkable tale of survival, in which Jewish life in pre-war Poland and the atrocities of the Holocaust appear through an almost dreamlike lens of childhood memory'' Jeremy Dronfield, bestselling author of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitzbr>br>''Mala''s Cat is fresh, unsentimental and utterly unpredictable... This memoir, rescued from obscurity by the efforts of Mala Kacenberg''s five children, should be read and cherished as a new, vital document of a history that must never be allowed to vanish'' Julie Orringer for the New York Timesbr>br>''It''s an account of astounding courage and resourcefulness . . . The real miracle here is the vitality of Kacenberg''s faith and determination'' Mail on Sundaybr>__________br>br>Alone in a forest with only a cat for company - this is the deeply moving true story of one little girl''s remarkable survival in the shadow of the Holocaustbr>br>Growing up in the Polish village of Tarnogrod, on the fringes of a deep pine forest, Mala has the happiest childhood anyone could hope for.br>br>But, when the Nazis invade, her beloved village becomes a ghetto and family and friends are reduced to starvation. Taking matters into her own hands, she bravely removes her yellow star, and sneaks out to the surrounding villages for food.br>br>On her way back she receives a smuggled letter from her sister warning her to stay away: her loved ones have been rounded up for deportation. With only her cat, Malach, and the strength of the stories taught by her family, she must flee into the forest.br>br>Malach becomes her family, her only respite from loneliness, a guide and reminder to stay hopeful even in the darkness.br>br>With her guardian angel by her side, Mala must find a way to navigate the dangerous forests, outwit German soldiers and hostile villagers, to survive, against all the odds.br>__________br>br>''It''s an account of astounding courage and resourcefulness . . . The real miracle here is the vitality of Kacenberg''s faith and determination'' Mail on Sunday>