The rediscovered Ukrainian classic - the gripping story of Kyiv
during the Second World War, told by a young boy who saw it all.
'Read it and weep... Nothing I have read about that barbaric time
has been as affecting as this gripping, disturbing book - rightly
hailed a masterpiece' Daily Mail 'So here is my invitation: enter
into my fate, imagine that you are twelve, that the world is at war
and that nobody knows what is going to happen next...' It was 1941
when the German army rolled into Kyiv. The young Anatoli was just
twelve years old. This book is formed from his journals in which he
documented what followed. Many Ukrainians welcomed the invading
army, hoping for liberation from Soviet rule. But within ten days
the Nazis had begun their campaign of murdering every Jew, and many
others, in the city. Babi Yar (Babyn Yar in Ukrainian) was the
place where the executions took place. It was one of the largest
massacres in the history of the Holocaust. Anatoli could hear the
machine guns from his house. This gripping book is the story of
Ukraine's Nazi occupation, told by one ordinary, brave child. His
clear, compelling voice, his honesty and his determination to
survive guide us through the horrors of that time. Babi Yar has the
compulsion and narration of fiction but everything recounted in
this book is true. 'Extraordinary' Orlando Figes, Guardian 'A vivid
first-hand account of life under one of the most savage of
occupation regimes... A book which must be read and never
forgotten' The Times This is the complete, uncensored version of
Babi Yar - its history written into the text. Parts shown in bold
are those cut by the Russian censors, parts in brackets show later
additions.
General
| Imprint: |
Vintage Classics
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2024 |
| Authors: |
A Anatoli
|
| Translators: |
David Floyd
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
480 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78487-840-5 |
| Subtitles: |
Russian
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-78487-840-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781784878405 |
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