En 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, un tapicero judío de Viena, fue capturado por los nazis. Junto a Fritz, su hijo adolescente, fueron mandados al campo de Buchenwald, en Alemania.
Empieza así una desgarradora historia en la que sus protagonistas serán víctimas del hambre y de las palizas, mientras participan como mano de obra en la construcción del mismo campo de concentración en el que permanecerán cautivos. Cuando Gustav reciba la noticia de su traslado a Auschwitz, una segura sentencia de muerte, su hijo Fritz hará todo lo posible por no separarse de su padre y seguirlo hasta Polonia. Ante el horror cotidiano del que serán testigos, solo una fuerza les mantendrá con vida: el amor entre un padre y su hijo.
Basado en el diario secreto que Gustav escribió durante los seis años de cautiverio, así como en entrevistas con miembros de la familia y supervivientes, este libro emerge como un extraordinario relato de coraje, lealtad y supervivencia.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer from Vienna, was captured by the Nazis. Together with Fritz, his teenage son, they were sent to Buchenwald camp in Germany.
Thus begins a heartbreaking story in which the protagonists will be victims of hunger and beatings while they participate as labor in the construction of the very concentration camp where they will remain captive. When Gustav receives the news of his transfer to Auschwitz, a sure death sentence, his son Fritz will do everything possible to not be separated from his father and follow him to Poland. In the face of the daily horror they will witness, only one force will keep them alive: the love between a father and his son.
Based on the secret diary that Gustav wrote during his six years of captivity, as well as interviews with family members and survivors, this book emerges as an extraordinary tale of courage, loyalty, and survival.
Jeremy Dronfield es biógrafo, escritor, novelista e historiador. Tiene una dilatada experiencia relatando historias ambientadas en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y su trabajo y estilo ha sido definido como «casi dickensiano» (Sunday Times) o «elegante y sensible» (The Times).Jeremy Dronfield is a biographer, writer, novelist, and historian. He has extensive experience narrating stories set during World War II, and his work and style have been described as "almost Dickensian" (Sunday Times) and "elegant and sensitive" (The Times).
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