Dry Tears - The Story of a Lost Childhood

This is the true story of Nechama Tec, whose family found refuge with Polish Christians during the Holocaust. Dry Tears is a dramatic tale of how an eleven-year-old child learned to "pass in the forbidding Christian world and a quietly moving coming-of-age story. This book is unique celebration of the best human qualities that surface under the worst conditions.

Riassunto

A story of a young Jewish girl's coming-of-age during the tragic years of the Holocaust.

Testo aggiuntivo

This essentially optimistic view was nuanced with a perhaps surprisingly wry wit.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Nechama Tec, Nechama (Professor of Sociology Tec, Tec Nechama
• Editore: Oxford Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.1993
• EAN: 9780195035001
• ISBN: 978-0-19-503500-1
• Dimensioni: 132 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Peso: 295 g
• Serie: Galaxy Book
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Europe, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish, Autobiography: general, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Second World War, The Holocaust, c 1940 to c 1949, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater