Daniel Stein, Interpreter: A Novel in Documents

by Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Book Overview

This innovative novel tells the story of Daniel Stein, a Polish Jew who narrowly survives the Holocaust by working for the Gestapo as an interpreter. After the war, he converts to Catholicism, becomes a priest, and finally emigrates to Israel. Despite this seemingly far-fetched progression, the life of Daniel Stein is not an invention--he is based on a real person, Oswald Rufeisen, a Carmelite priest. Daniel Stein, Interpreter ranges from before World...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468300660
• ISBN13: 9781468300666
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher