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At the Edge of the Abyss : A Concentration Camp Diary, 1943-1944 by David Koker (2012, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNorthwestern University Press

ISBN-100810126362

ISBN-139780810126367

eBay Product ID (ePID)109051390

Product Key Features

Book TitleAt the Edge of the Abyss : a Concentration Camp Diary, 1943-1944

Number of Pages488 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCultural Heritage, Holocaust, Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Military / General

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorDavid Koker

Book SeriesJewish Lives Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight24 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-026584

Reviews"A single book can earn a writer a permanent place in literature, but to do that it has to be exceptional . . .I do not think that, after reading the book, anyone will dispute that Dagboek geschreven in Vught fulfills that condition." --Ivan Sitniakowsky, Telegraaf , writing about the Dutch edition "This powerful diary deserves to take its place among the small number of such journals, notably that of Anne Frank, that elucidate the evil of the Nazi war against the Jews."-- Jewish Book World "What may be the most extraordinary diary ever written inside a concentration camp...an utterly distinctive and unique work of Holocaust literature that must be read now that an English-language translation exists."-- Tablet, "A single book can earn a writer a permanent place in literature, but to do that it has to be exceptional . . .I do not think that, after reading the book, anyone will dispute that Dagboek geschreven in Vught fulfills that condition."--Ivan Sitniakowsky, Telegraaf , writing about the Dutch edition "This powerful diary deserves to take its place among the small number of such journals, notably that of Anne Frank, that elucidate the evil of the Nazi war against the Jews."-- Jewish Book World "Dutch Jew David Koker's extraordinary diary, a clear-eyed and sensitive account of life inside a concentration camp, is finally available in English" -- Tablet, "A single book can earn a writer a permanent place in literature, but to do that it has to be exceptional . . .I do not think that, after reading the book, anyone will dispute that Dagboek geschreven in Vught fulfills that condition." --Ivan Sitniakowsky, Telegraaf , writing about the Dutch edition "This powerful diary deserves to take its place among the small number of such journals, notably that of Anne Frank, that elucidate the evil of the Nazi war against the Jews."-- Jewish Book World "Dutch Jew David Koker's extraordinary diary, a clear-eyed and sensitive account of life inside a concentration camp, is finally available in English" -- Tablet, A single book can earn a writer a permanent place in literature, but to do that it has to be exceptional . . .I do not think that, after reading the book, anyone will dispute that Dagboek geschreven in Vught fulfills that condition. -- Ivan Sitniakowsky, Telegraaf, writing about the Dutch edition

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal940.53/18092 B

Table Of ContentPart One: Hineni! David Koker and his Diary Part Two: David Koker's Diary Written in Vught Winter (February 11, 1943 to March 20, 1943) Spring (March 21, 1943 to June 19, 1943) Summer (June 29, 1943 to September 1, 1943) Fall (September 24, 1943 to December 16, 1943) Winter (December 22, 1943 to February 8, 1944) Part Three The Final Year Dramatis Personae Bibliography

SynopsisFinalist for 2012 National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category During his time in the Vught concentration camp, the 21-year-old David recorded on an almost daily basis his observations, thoughts, and feelings. He mercilessly probed the abyss that opened around him and, at times, within himself. David's diary covers almost a year, both charting his daily life in Vught as it developed over time and tracing his spiritual evolution as a writer. Until early February 1944, David was able to smuggle some 73,000 words from the camp to his best friend Karel van het Reve, a non-Jew., Finalist for 2012 National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category David Koker's diary is one of the most notable accounts of life in a German concentration camp written by a Jew during the years of the Holocaust. First brought to attention when the Dutch historian Jacob Presser-Koker's history teacher in high school-quoted from Koker's diary in his monumental history, published in English as The Destruction of the Dutch Jews (1968), the diary itself became a part of the Dutch literary canon when it was published in 1977 as Dagboek geschreven in Vught (Diary Written in Vught). It has remained in print ever since, and is notable for its literary qualities, weaving poetry and powerful observations of the emotional life of a camp prisoner, including reflections after an in-person visit by Heinrich Himmler. Surprisingly, the book has never before been translated into English. During his time in the Vught concentration camp, the 21-year-old David recorded on an almost daily basis his observations, thoughts, and feelings. He mercilessly probed the abyss that opened around him and, at times, within himself. David's diary covers almost a year, both charting his daily life in Vught as it developed over time and tracing his spiritual evolution as a writer. Until early February 1944, David was able to smuggle some 73,000 words from the camp to his best friend Karel van het Reve, a non-Jew. With an informative introduction, annotation, and list of dramatis personae by Robert Jan van Pelt, At the Edge of the Abyss offers an immediate and wholly original look into the life of a concentration camp prisoner.

LC Classification NumberD811.K573513 2012