But You Did Not Come BAck

In 1944, at the age of fifteen, Marceline Loridan-Ivens was arrested in occupied France, along with her father. They were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and forcibly separated. Though he managed to smuggle one last note to her, Marceline never spoke to her father again. But You Did Not Come Back is Marceline's letter to the father she would never know as an adult. This is a breath-taking memoir by an extraordinary woman, and a deeply moving message from a daughter to a father.

Summary

In 1944, at the age of fifteen, Marceline Loridan-Ivens was arrested in occupied France, along with her father. They were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and forcibly separated. Though he managed to smuggle one last note to her, Marceline never spoke to her father again. But You Did Not Come Back is Marceline's letter to the father she would never know as an adult. This is a breath-taking memoir by an extraordinary woman, and a deeply moving message from a daughter to a father.

Product details

• Authors: Marceline Loridan Ivens, Marcelin Loridan-Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Judith Perrignon
• Assisted by: Sandra Smith (Translation)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780571328024
• ISBN: 978-0-571-32802-4
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Non-fiction book; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, France, HISTORY / Holocaust, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Jewish, Jewish Studies, The Holocaust, Relating to Jewish people & groups