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Heather Morris's The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2018) is the novel based on the true story of Lale Sokolov — the Jewish Slovakian man who, as the Tätowierer of Auschwitz-Birkenau (the man who tattooed prisoner numbers on arriving inmates), met and fell in love with a young woman named Gita Furman. Morris spent several years interviewing Lale before his death at ninety-seven, and the result became one of the most popular WWII novels of recent years — a bestseller in thirty-five countries.
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Is The Tattooist of Auschwitz a true story?
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the real story of Ludwig 'Lale' Sokolov and his wife Gita, both Holocaust survivors whom author Heather Morris interviewed extensively before Lale's death in 2006. The novel is a fictionalized account — some scenes are invented or composite — but the central facts (Lale's role as the Tätowierer, his relationship with Gita, their survival) are true. The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum has noted some historical inaccuracies in the novel.
What should I read next after The Tattooist of Auschwitz?
Morris readers continue with Cilka's Journey. For readers who loved The Tattooist's focus on love and survival in Auschwitz, Night by Elie Wiesel, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, Maus by Art Spiegelman, Sophie's Choice by William Styron, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne are strong companions.
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