Europa, Europa: A Memoir of World War II (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780471283645)

The Inspiration Behind The Golden Globe-Winning Film
The wrenching memoir of a young man who survived the Holocaust by concealing his Jewish identity and finding unexpected refuge as a member of the Hitler Youth.

International acclaim for Solomon Perel's Europa Europa
"The sheer emotion of telling the tale is palpable. The whole is moving, and strange beyond belief." -The Times (London)
"It is a Holocaust memoir that is moving, straightforward, and quite completely bizarre, unsettling in all kinds of assumptions about identity, responsibility, and guilt." --Glasgow Herald
"Perel bares his soul to readers in this fascinating, unusual personal narrative of the Holocaust." --Book Report
"Many of the experiences of Holocaust survivors are incredible. None is more incredible than the story of a Jewish boy, Solomon Perel, who escaped from Germany to Russia, served with the Wehrmacht in Russia, was adopted by his commanding officer, and transferred to an elite Hitler Youth school." --London Jewish News
"A most remarkable story . . . extraordinary." --The Australian
"This book will move human hearts." --Berliner Morgenpost

Author: Solomon Perel
ISBN-10: 0471283649
ISBN-13: 9780471283645
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Language: English
Published: 02/22/1999
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d