I Escaped From Auschwitz

Including the Text of the Auschwitz Protocols

By Rudolph Vrba

Summary

This is the extraordinary first-hand account of Rudolf's Vrba's experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz as well as the tale of his amazingly daring escape. Although a testimonial full of unbearably graphic horror and suffering, this is not what makes this book so gripping, and so important. What endures is Vrba's personality, the vividness of his writing, his unbelievable physical tenacity and, incredibly enough, his sense of humour.

Vrba was imprisoned in Auschwitz for twenty-one months and seven days. He then escaped with his fellow Slovak Alfred Wetzler. As they made their way home, they carried with them, seared in their immediate memory, the true story of the concentration camp, the hitherto 'unknown destination' of Jewish deportees from all over Europe.

This is a must read for any person interested in understanding not only the inner workings of the camp, with the expected horrors and brutality, but also a personal story of strength, survival and guile.

About the Author

Dr Rudolf Vrba was born in Czechoslovakia in 1924. At the age of fifteen he was excluded from the Gymnasium of Bratislava under anti-Jewish laws and subsequently deported to Maidanek and then Auschwitz. There, he co-authored the Report on Auschwitz, known now as The Auschwitz Protocols. From his unique insider's position within the regime's wily, treacherous and insidious administrative system, Vrba's experience of the Holocaust is unforgettable.

Today Vrba lives in Vancouver, where he is Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at the University of British Columbia. He has contributed to Claude Lanzmann's seminal 'Shoah' film, testified as an expert witness at many trials of Nazis and still lectures frequently on the Holocaust throughout North America.

Publisher	Robson
Publication Date	27 August 2007
ISBN	1861059272
ISBN 13	9781861059277
Size (h x w)	198x129mm
Binding	Paperback
Pages	448