Only My Life: A Survivor's Story

By Louis De Wijze and Kees Van Cadsand

Book Overview

A Holocaust survivor tells how luck and determination kept him alive, from his association with a Jewish smuggler to his own escape from a death march at the war's end. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312146973
• ISBN13: 9780312146979
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Exquisite!

I absolutly LOVED this book. Honestly I wasn't paying attension when i just randomly pulled it off the book shelf. But I must say that I am glad that I did. I believe that this book is a sign of heroism, survival and hope. Throughout the whole thing, De Wijze expresses himself and his life so vividly that when i was done, I just sat there, still, glaring at the last three words: only my life. I reccomend this wonderful book to both adults and children. It is a great source of information, and also an exilerating experience to read just for fun.

Amazing!

This book is simply the truth. It is amazingly descriptive, and makes you feel as if you are experiencing the Holocaust. Mr. de Wijze tells of his struggle for survival in the treachorous conditions of concentration camps. It describes the favoring of one prisoner over another and the many horrible deaths during this time period. I reccommend it to anyone looking for a good read.

A Twentieth Century Odyssey Without the Myth

It defies logic and cynicism to believe that this story could be anything but fiction. Unfortunately, it could only be fiction if it were set in another galaxy amongst different forms of life. For here on Earth, this stark, skeletal narrative rings all too true. And yet this story of insane unrelenting brutality is woven together with so many episodes of hope, it is impossible to not love its main character, the narrator himself. Louis is a triumphant survivor, like Odysseus, only real. In a world rife with hyperbole and fraudulent heros, this is the agonizing path of a true survivor who will never leave you wondering what life is really all about. It's a quick read and completely necessary.

A profound message about surviving a terrible tragedy

This book is important for all to read. Through one man's story we are able to remember the past, in hopes of never repeating it. It is a honest story that is told with an emotion that I shared. In the closing pages, I found the greatest sadness knowing that this man had only his life to declare to all. This book has given me a message that I will carry with me throughout the rest of my life