Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezín ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the ...

For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice: this is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous.'It wasn't an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. But they were books. In this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns...'Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the ...

Sobre el fango negro de Auschwitz que todo lo engulle, Fredy Hirsch ha levantado en secreto una escuela. En un lugar donde los libros están prohibidos, la joven Dita esconde bajo su vestido los frágiles volúmenes de la biblioteca pública más pequeña, recóndita y clandestina que haya existido nunca.En medio del horror, Dita nos da una maravillosa lección de coraje: no se rinde y nunca pierde las ganas de vivir ni de leer porque, incluso en ese terrible campo de exterminio, «abrir un ...

***Recommended by Parents' Choice*This program features an author's note read by Dita Kraus.Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, The Librarian of Auschwitz is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.Written with touching sensitivity by Antonio Iturbe, and translated by Lilit Thwaites, this audiobook provokes every emotional response and will not be forgotten.**

La emocionante historia real de un sastre republicano que cambió la vida de su comunidad gracias a la música.«Impresionante, conmovedor y desgarrador.» De Telegraaf«Un narrador de aliento poderoso.» Antón Castro«Un escritor arriesgado y valiente.» Adolfo García Ortega«Antonio Iturbe demuestra que los libros, incluso en los períodos más oscuros, pueden ofrecer una mirada a otro mundo.» ...

A gripping narrative of friendship and exploration, and an homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an unforgettable writer who touched the lives of millions of readers, and who was able to see the world through the eyes of a child.In the 1920s, long before he wrote The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was an accomplished pilot. Along with Jean Mermoz and Henri Guillaumet, he was chosen to pioneer new mail routes across the globe. No distance was too far...

Un viaje fascinante a lo largo de las mil y una historias que esconde la Barceloneta, una carta de amor a un barrio y, por extensión, a la ciudad de Barcelona.Iturbe es un físico especialista en neutrinos que, tras más de dos décadas en el extranjero, vuelve para saldar sus deudas sentimentales a La Barceloneta, el barrio en el que se crio. Paseando de nuevo entre sus calles, descubrirá que, entre pisos turísticos, franquicias de multinacionales y la progresiva des...

PREMIO BIBLIOTECA BREVE 2017Tres grandes amigos cambiaron la historia de la aviación. Uno de ellos, además, marcó las vidas de millones de lectores al escribir El Principito.Francia, años veinte. Sólo los mejores pilotos son aceptados en Latécoère. Entre los elegidos están Jean Mermoz, Henri Guillaumet y Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, tres heroicos aviadores que abrirán las primeras líneas de reparto de correo en rutas inexploradas. Ninguna distancia es demasiado extens...

Quan sembla que s'ha perdut tot... Els llibres es converteixen en l'única sortida davant l'horrorDina Doratxova, una nena txeca de catorze anys va ser deportada, juntament amb la seva família, al camp de concentració d'Auschwitz. Gràcies al seu esforç i la seva valentia, es converteix en la guardiana dels únics llibres que existeixen a l'infern nazi.Una obra emocionant, minuciosament documentada i de bona qualitat literària.

The Librarian of Auschwitz is ideal for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice, this graphic novel is the story of the smallest library in the world – and the most dangerous. Based on a true story, it is an extraordinary novel of courage and hope by Antonio Iturbe and Loreto Aroca.‘It wasn’t an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. But they were books. In this in...

From the bestselling author of The Librarian of Auschwitz, Antonio Iturbe, comes a captivating historical novel based on a true story – the extraordinary life and mysterious death of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. (Now in its 80th Anniversary year!)Flying. Love. War. For some men everything is an adventure . . .All Antoine de Saint Exupéry wants to do is be a pilot. But flying is a dangerous dream a...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe, read by Marisa Calin.From the author of The Prince of the Skies, for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice: this is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous.'It wasn't an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor conditio...