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(More customer reviews)I have read many books on the Holocaust, and I have to say that each one is unique - the horrors of the experiences as narrated by those who actually experienced them are always tinged with a personal touch and make for a disturbing yet unforgettable reading experience.
Liana Millu's "Smoke Over Birkenau" [translated here from the Italian] recounts her experiences in Birkenau during the Holocaust. Many compare her experiences as the female version of Primo Levi's [another Italian Jew] "Survival in Auschwitz". The stories in here describe the immense suffering endured by the camp's inmates and as witnessed by Liana during her incarceration. Years after reading this [and I've reread it many times since], I can still recall some of the details in these stories - they are simply unforgettable. Stories such as Lili Marlene whose beauty dooms her when she attracts the attention of a male Kapo who is already 'spoken' for, the one about the female inmate Maria who tries in vain to conceal her pregnancy and stubbornly refuses to abort thus sealing her ultimate fate, the tragic fate of a mother and son who choose to end their lives rather than endure the Nazis' bestiality,and many more. These stories of women who endured the unimaginable will resonate with readers and is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the Holocaust - it truly brings to light man's capacity for evil and at the same time provides a compelling portrait of human resilience, courage and faith in the darkest of times.
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