Description |
200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Note |
"This graphic novel is based on the book Harry Haft : Auschwitz Survivor, Challenger of Rocky Marciano by Alan Scott Haft, published by Syracuse University Press (2006)"--Title page verso. |
Summary |
Poland, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. When he is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers, Haft shows extraordinary strength and courage, and a determination to survive. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945, he makes a daring escape from the Nazis. After negotiating the turmoil of postwar Poland, Haft emigrates to the United States and establishes himself as a professional prizefighter, remaining undefeated until he faces heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in 1949. In The Boxer, Reinhard Kleist reveals another side to the steely Harry Haft : a man struggling to escape the memories of the fiancée he left behind in Poland. This is a powerful and moving graphic novel about love and the will to survive. |
Subject |
Haft, Harry, 1925-
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Boxers (Sports) -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Holocaust survivors -- Poland -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Genre/Form |
Graphic novels.
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ISBN |
9781906838775 (pbk.) |
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1906838771 (pbk.) |
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