by Antonio Iturbe · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788408274490
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«La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz» is the historical novel by Antonio Iturbe, published by Booket in paperback (512 pages, in Spanish).
In Auschwitz, young Dita hides under her dress the books of the clandestine school organized by Fredy Hirsch. That secret library becomes an act of resistance and a symbol of hope. Based on real events, the novel shows how reading sustains dignity even in an extermination camp.
This limited edition, published in May 2023, is part of Booket's Special Collection.
For readers of historical fiction about World War II and stories of resistance and dignity in concentration camps.
Antonio González Iturbe is a Spanish journalist, writer and professor, who won Biblioteca Breve award in 2017. He is the director of the cultural magazine Librújula and collaborator of the Spanish journal, La Vanguardia. His novel La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz/The Librarian of Auschwitz, published in 2012, has been published in 35 languages. In the United Kingdom it was the best-selling translated book of the year in 2019.
