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Mendel's daughter

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Free Press, Simon & Schuster, 2006 - 217 Seiten

Sometimes your memories are not your own.

Just as Art Spiegelman's Maus presented a dramatic new framework from which to view the Holocaust, Mendel's Daughter combines an unforgettable true story with elegant, haunting illustrations to shed new light on one of history's darkest periods. In 1989, Martin Lemelman videotaped his mother, Gusta, as she opened up about her childhood in 1930s Poland and her eventual escape from Nazi persecution. Now, in Mendel's Daughter, Lemelman lovingly transcribes his mother's harrowing testimony, and he brings her narrative to life with his own powerful black-and-white drawings, interspersed with reproductions of actual photos, documents and other relics from that unsettled era. The result is a wholly original, authentic and moving account of hope and survival in a time of despair.

Mendel's Daughter opens with a picture of shtetl life, filled with homey images that evoke the richness of foods and flowers, of family and friends and Jewish tradition. Soon, however, Gusta's girlhood is cut short as her family becomes witness to the rise of Hitler, rumors of war, invasion, occupation, roundups and pogroms. We follow Gusta into flight, hiding and survival into the unfolding uncertainty of those terrible times.

As solemn and as hopeful as a prayer, Mendel's Daughter is Martin Lemelman is testament to Gustas bravery and a celebration of her perseverance. The devastatingly simple power of a mother's words and a son's illustrations combine to create a work that is both intensely personal and universally resonant.

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Review: Mendel's Daughter: A Memoir

Nutzerbericht  - Twan - Goodreads

Kinda feel bad about not liking this due to the personal nature of the book - the author's mother agreed to a video interview telling about her childhood in Poland and growing up as a Jew during WWII ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Mendel's Daughter: A Memoir

Nutzerbericht  - Amanda - Goodreads

Mendel's Daughter by Martin Lemelman is a memoir of his mother's experience of the Holocaust. It details her experiences with her distinctive voice and accent without being too overwhelming. The novel ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Über den Autor (2006)

Martin Lemelmangrew up in the back of a candy store in Brooklyn, New York, and is the child of Holocaust survivors. He has been a freelance illustrator since 1976. His client list includes Groliers, Children's Television Workshop, Scholastic, Parent's Magazine Press, Crayola and the Jewish Publication Society, among others. He has illustrated more than thirty children's books and his work has appeared in numerous magazines. Martin is a Professor in the Communication Design Department at Kutztown University. He lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with his wife. They are the parents of four wonderful sons.

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TitelMendel's daughter
AutorenGusta Lemelman, Martin Lemelman
VerlagFree Press, Simon & Schuster, 2006
ISBN074329162X, 9780743291620
Länge217 Seiten
  
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