by Diane Ackerman · Spectrum · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789000350391
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«Antonina's Dierentuin» is the historical chronicle by Diane Ackerman, published by Spectrum in paperback (302 pages, in Dutch).
After the bombing of Warsaw, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, directors of the zoo, hid Jews persecuted by the Nazis in the empty cages and in their villa, saving around 300. Jan collaborated with the Polish resistance, while Antonina maintained an atmosphere of normality by caring for the refugees and the zoo animals: otters, a badger and hyena cubs.
The original English title, The Zookeeper's Wife, appeared in 2007; the present Dutch edition is from 2017.
For readers of Holocaust and World War II history interested in real survival stories and in the relationship between people and animals.
Diane Ackerman is an American poet, essayist, and naturalist known for her books and films.
