The Death's Head Chess Club

Can you ever forgive the unforgivable?
In 1962, Emil Clément comes face to face with Paul Meissner at a chess tournament in Holland. They haven't seen one another in almost two decades. Clément, once known only as The Watchmaker, is a Jewish former inmate of Auschwitz. Whilst there, he was forced to play chess against Nazi guards. If he won, he could save a fellow prisoner's life; if he lost, he would lose his own. Meissner, a soft-spoken priest, was also at Auschwitz. He was the SS Officer who forced The Watchmaker to play...

A propos de l'auteur

John Donoghue has worked in mental health for over twenty years and written numerous articles about the treatment of mental illness in a variety of medical journals. He is married and lives in Liverpool.

Résumé

Readers have been blown away by The Death's Head Chess Club - a deeply poignant and moving debut novel about the extraordinary relationship between an SS officer and a Jewish watchmaker.

Préface

Readers have been blown away by The Death's Head Chess Club - a deeply poignant and moving debut novel about the extraordinary relationship between an SS officer and a Jewish watchmaker.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Donoghue, Donoghue John
• Edition: Atlantic Books
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 30.09.2015
• Catégorie: Littérature > Littérature (récits)
• EAN: 9781782393139
• ISBN: 978-1-78239-313-9
• Nombre de pages: 387
• Dimensions (emballage): 12,9 x 19,9 x 2,5 cm
• Catégories: FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Holocaust, Hitler, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Nazi, german, Fiction: general and literary, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Jew, good read, alone in berlin, good book, 5 star