The Boxer - The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft (Paperback)

Poland,1941. Sixteen-year-old Hertzko Haft is sent to Auschwitz. Separated from his family and his fiancee, he draws a will to survive from the thought of seeing them again. His ability to survive, though, comes from something else - a unique talent. When Haft is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers, he knows the price of a loss. But his extraordinary physicality and skill make Haft a formidable boxer, and he manages to escape death. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945, he manages to escape the Nazis as well. After the war, Haft emigrates to the US and earns a living as a heavyweight prizefighter. But his new-found fame fails to reunite him with the fiancee he left behind in Poland. Finally, after losing to heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in 1949, Haft retires from the ring. Soon after, he is married, and building a new life for himself in Brooklyn, New York. The Boxer is a gripping and complex graphic novel - a powerful and moving story about love and the will to survive.

General

Imprint:	Selfmadehero
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Graphic Biographies
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Reinhard Kleist
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - With flaps
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-906838-77-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Graphic novels
LSN:	1-906838-77-1
Barcode:	9781906838775

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