At the Edge of the Abyss: A Concentration Camp Diary, 1943-1944

Koker, David

ISBN 10: 0810126362 / ISBN 13: 9780810126367

Edité par Northwestern University Press, 2012

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At the Edge of the Abyss: A Concentration Camp Diary, 1943-1944. Northwestern University Press, United States, 2012. Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dustjacket: Fine. Inscribed by the editor. ?David Koker's diary is a rare and notable account of the life in a German concentration camp. First brought to public attention when the Dutch historian Jacob Presser - Koker's history teacher in high school - quoted from in The Destruction of the Dutch Jews, the diary became a part of the Dutch literary canon when it was published in 1977 as Dagboek geschreven in Vught (Diary Written in Vught). Weaving poetry and powerful insights into the emotional life of a camp prisoner, At the Edge of the Abyss is remarkable for its combination of historical sibnifnicance and penetrating eloquence. During his time in the Vught concentration camp, the 21-year-old David recorded his observations, thoughts, and feelings almost daily. He mercilessly probed the abyss that opened around him and, at times, within himself. David's diary covers almost a year, charting his life in Vught as it developed and tracing his spiritual evolution as a writer and poet. While imprisoned, David was able to smuggle some 73,000 words out of the camp to his best friend Karel van het Reve. With an informative introduction, annotations, and a biographical appendix by Robert Jan van Pelt, At the Edge of the Abyss offers an immediate and wholly original look into the life of a concentration camp prisoner.?.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: At the Edge of the Abyss: A Concentration Camp Diary, 1943-1944
• Éditeur: Northwestern University Press
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0810126362
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780810126367
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Inscribed by Author(s)

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David Koker’s diary is one of the most notable accounts of life in a German concentration camp written by a Jew during the years of the Holocaust. With an informative introduction, annotation, and list of dramatis personae by Robert Jan van Pelt, At the Edge of the Abyss offers an immediate and wholly original look into the life of a concentration camp prisoner.