Bruckstein, Ludovic
The Trap
- ISBN 13:
- 9781912545315
- author:
- Bruckstein, Ludovic
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Istros Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 190
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 centimetres (0.23 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Ludovic Bruckstein's novella "The Trap" is a powerful and haunting tale of survival and struggle set against the backdrop of Nazi occupation in Transylvania. In this gripping narrative, a young Jewish student from Sighet goes into hiding in the mountains as anti-Semitic persecutions begin. From his hiding places, he witnesses the fate of the town's Jewish population, who are eventually deported to Auschwitz. The story takes a shocking turn when the protagonist is mistakenly identified by Russian soldiers and exiled to a prisoner camp in Siberia. Critics have noted that this novel serves as an allegory for the experiences of many Jews after World War II, who sought to join the Communist Revolution but found themselves trapped in new forms of oppression.
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