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$7.37The Story
The incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust, based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus.
About the Author
Antonio Iturbe is a novelist and journalist. He
interviewed Dita Kraus, the real-life librarian of Auschwitz, for The
Librarian of Auschwitz. His other books include The Prince of the
Skies.
Lilit Zekulin Thwaites is an award-winning Melbourne-based literary
translator (Spanish>English), and an honorary research fellow in
contemporary Spanish literature at La Trobe University. Her book-length
translations include the bestselling The Librarian of Auschwitz (Antonio
Iturbe, 2017), Australian Connection (multiple authors, 2019),
and two futuristic novels by Rosa Montero, Tears in Rain (2012),
and Weight of the Heart. (2016). Her translations of short stories,
essays and the occasional poem have been published in journals and anthologies.
She presents sessions at writers' festivals, gives talks on Spain-related and
translation topics, and organises visits to Australia by Spanish-speaking
writers. In 2016, she was awarded Spain's Order of Civil Merit for her
promotion of Spanish culture in Australia.
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The incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust, based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus.
About the Author
Antonio Iturbe is a novelist and journalist. He
interviewed Dita Kraus, the real-life librarian of Auschwitz, for The
Librarian of Auschwitz. His other books include The Prince of the
Skies.
Lilit Zekulin Thwaites is an award-winning Melbourne-based literary
translator (Spanish>English), and an honorary research fellow in
contemporary Spanish literature at La Trobe University. Her book-length
translations include the bestselling The Librarian of Auschwitz (Antonio
Iturbe, 2017), Australian Connection (multiple authors, 2019),
and two futuristic novels by Rosa Montero, Tears in Rain (2012),
and Weight of the Heart. (2016). Her translations of short stories,
essays and the occasional poem have been published in journals and anthologies.
She presents sessions at writers' festivals, gives talks on Spain-related and
translation topics, and organises visits to Australia by Spanish-speaking
writers. In 2016, she was awarded Spain's Order of Civil Merit for her
promotion of Spanish culture in Australia.
