Book cover of Na vlastní kůži

Na vlastní kůži

1973192 pagesHolmes & Meier

Kovaly was deported to concentration camps, escaped from a death march, nearly starved in the postwar years, only to be shattered by her husband's conviction (in the infamous 1952 Slansky trial) and his execution. Resonant with lyricism, this gripping memoir is uplifting even in the midst of horror.

Avg. reading time: 3h 38m
Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Tense Hopeful

World War II History Biography Memoir

Antisemitism Jews Komunistická strana Československa Politics and government Purges Kovaly, heda Czechoslovakia, history Jews, biography Kovály, heda Db2211.k68 a6 1997

Under a cruel starUnknown, 1997

192 pages

Holmes & MeierLanguage: EnglishISBN: 9780841913776

5 editions available

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