A Good Man in Evil Times: The Story of Aristides De Sousa Mendes - the Unknown Hero Who Saved Countless Lives in World War II - Couverture souple

Fralon, Jose-Alain

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140286705 ISBN 13 : 9780140286700

Editeur : Penguin, 2001

Synopsis

Early in 1940, thousands of refugees fleeing the invading Nazi armies poured into Bordeaux. Their only hope of salvation was to continue their journey to neutral countries like Spain and Portugal. But Franco and Salazar, not wanting to offend Hitler, instructed their embassies and consulates not to issue visas. Enter an exceptional man: Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul in Bordeaux. Over a period of six months, he defied Salazar's orders and signed thousands of visas, thus rescuing their recipients, many of them Jews, from a terrible fate at the hands of the Nazis. He was disgraced and ended his days destitute, but Sousa Mendes has earned himself a place in the pantheon of truly just men.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jose-Alain Fralon works as a journalist for Le Monde in Paris.

Translated by Peter Graham.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140286705
• ISBN 13: 9780140286700
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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