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200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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"This graphic novel is based on the book Harry Haft: Auschwitz Survivor, Challenger of Rocky Marciano by Alan Scott Haft, published by Syracuse University Press (2006)"--Title page verso |
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Poland, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. When he is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers, Haft shows extraordinary strength and courage, and a determination to survive. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945, he makes a daring escape from the Nazis. After negotiating the turmoil of postwar Poland, Haft immigrates to the United States and establishes himself as a professional prizefighter, remaining undefeated until he faces heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in 1949. In The Boxer, Reinhard Kleist reveals another side to the steely Harry Haft: a man struggling to escape the memories of the fiancée he left behind in Poland. This is a powerful and moving graphic novel about love and the will to survive |
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Haft, Harry, 1925-
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Boxers (Sports) -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Holocaust survivors -- Poland -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Tecknade serier: engelska
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Tecknade serier: biografier
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Tecknade serier: drama
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Skönlitteratur
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Tecknade serier
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Classmark |
796.83092
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He.05
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Lz Haft, Harry
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ISBN/ISSN |
9781906838775 |
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1906838771 |
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