The Magician of Auschwitz
Once there was a renowned magician called Nivelli, who performed before packed audiences in the grandest theaters of Berlin. Night after night, his fans applauded and called out for more astonishing feats of magic. “Bravo!” they would shout, as Nivelli bowed low with a great flourish. But that...
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Once there was a renowned magician called Nivelli, who performed before packed audiences in the grandest theaters of Berlin. Night after night, his fans applauded and called out for more astonishing feats of magic. “Bravo!” they would shout, as Nivelli bowed low with a great flourish. But that was in a different, happier time, before the Jews of Europe were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. This is the true story of a young boy on the inside of Auschwitz, whose life is changed by the actions of a prisoner who performs magic for the guards and who the boy later learns was the famous Nivelli.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781927583463 (1927583462)
ASIN: 1927583462
Publish date: 2014-09-15
Publisher: Second Story Press
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
What I really enjoyed about this book was that it showed a cheerful aspect inside a miserable situation. Barred inside the wall of a concentration camp, the author shows us there were moments of happiness. I also enjoyed how the author revealed the identity of Nivelli, the famous magician, inside th...
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