The Escape Artist

Resumen del libro

Freedland's book is rich in the kind of details that haunt you long after you have turned the last page' Sunday Times'A brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information - and misinformation' Yuval Noah Harari'A magnificent book. I could scarcely breathe at some points. What a tribute to its extraordinary hero, and it's such an important and necessary story to read .

. . I can't praise it too highly.

What an achievement' Philip Pullman'An utterly gripping narrative, incorporating a restrained though harrowing picture of life in Auschwitz and a kind of heroic adventure story' Guardian'Meticulously researched . . .

shocking but thrilling, and ultimately overwhelmingly inspiring' Daily Mail'An immediate classic of Holocaust literature . . .

I literally could not put it down' Antony Beevor'Awe inspiring, exciting and poignant, this is a thrilling read . . .

a book that I couldn't put down' Simon Sebag Montefiore'Immersive, shattering, and, ultimately redemptive book . . .

an immediate modern classic' Simon Schama'Original, meticulous and utterly compelling - and ultimately a deeply tragic tale' Philippe Sands'A must-read stand out piece of history . . .

This is Freedland at his finest' Emily Maitlis'An indispensable, unflinching, bone-hard book' Howard JacobsonAnne Frank. Primo Levi. Oskar Schindler .

Biografía del autor

Jonathan Freedland es columnista del Guardian y excorresponsal extranjero. Escribe un artículo al mes para The Jewish Chronicle y publica regularmente en el New York Times y en la revista bimensual New York Review of Books. Es presentador de la serie de historia contemporánea de la BBC Radio 4 The Long View, así como de dos pódcasts: Politics Weekly America y Unholy. En 2014 recibió el premio especial Orwell de periodismo. Sus libros incluyen siete novelas de suspense escritas bajo el seudónimo de Sam Bourne, entre las que se incluyen Los 36 hombres justos y El testamento final.