This shattering memoir by a journalist about his father’s attempt to survive the aftermath of Auschwitz in a small industrial town in Sweden won the prestigious August PrizeOn August 2; 1947 a young man gets off a train in a small Swedish town to begin his life anew. Having endured the ghetto of Lodz; the death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau; the slave camps and transports during the final months of Nazi Germany; his final challenge is to survive the survival. In this intelligent and deeply moving book; Göran Rosenberg returns to his own childhood to tell the story of his father: walking at his side; holding his hand; trying to get close to him. It is also the story of the chasm between the world of the child; permeated by the optimism; progress; and collective oblivion of postwar Sweden; and the world of the father; darkened by the long shadows of the past.
#304434 in Books 2013-04-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.94 x 1.18 x 6.01l; 1.55 #File Name: 1589797892544 pages
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. don't buy for your kindleBy swmI havew purchased previous hard-copy editions of Why Stop and have found it very useful; if a little hard to use sometimes. So when I saw that it was available for the Kindle; I decided to buy it; thinking it would be so handy in the car. And it would be if it had any kind of text-searching capability. The markers are arranged alphabetically by town/commuinity. With the hard copy; you can just flip to the right page. The Kindle version has a search-text box; I entered the town; thinking that the search capability would take me to the first and subsequent mentions of the town's name--not so! The search result said that the town's name (Austin!) was not indexed. Neither were the names of any other town I entered. You can't just flip through the Kindle looking for the right town. So; I imagine that the hard-copy is still as good as it used to be; but as far as I can tell; the Kindle version is useless.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. This is the perfect way to learn the history of Marker locationsBy Dawn WatsonThis is the perfect way to learn the history of Marker locations. When my boys were young we tried to stop at markers as often as possible. The boys had a note book in the truck and would record the ones we had read. There never was enough time to stop for so many. Now I have grandchildren and this book will help teach Texas history to them.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Great Travel CompanionBy Karen DoskocilI like this book and bought it as a travel companion. The Index is broken into the names on the markers and also by county which makes it easy for locating markers. I keep a highlighter and pen with me and as I stop for each marker I catalog the date I visited the site in the book.I bought other copies and have given them as gifts. Each recipient so far has had a very positive response to the book. I feel any way to learn about and appreciate history should be taken advantage of and this updated book is a fun and easy way to do that! Don't leave this book on a shelf! Keep it in your car and begin your search today! Learn about Texas history! Remember it and tell others! Make a game out of it! Texas is rich with history! The markers are there to commemorate sites of historical significance. This book will assist you in doing that!Texas now has more than 15;000 markers. Not all are mentioned in this book. The book is focused on well traveled U.S. Highways and State Highways and City Markers.The markers you find along your journey that are not mentioned in your book can be a bonus for you as you discover them!I highly recommend this book.
