Requiem

Name: Requiem
Brand: Candlewick
SKU: 9780763664657-CWUSDTR
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Poems of the Terezin Ghetto

Paul B. Janeczko (Author) • Various (Illustrator) ... more

Edition: US - Paperback / softback

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English • Age 13 - 17

112 pages • 5.17 x 8.24 x 0.36 in

Approx. weight: 0.22 lb

Publication date: 06 Aug,2013

Barcode: 9780763664657 • Candlewick

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By: Paul B. Janeczko | Illustrator: Various

Paul B. Janeczko’s stirring collection of poems goes inside the walls of the notorious camp to portray the indomitable spirit of those incarcerated there.

Hitler hailed Terezín (Theresienstadt) as a haven for artistic Jews, when in reality the Czech concentration camp was little more than a way station to the gas chambers. In his second book inspired by devastating history, acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko gives voice to this heartrending creative community: its dignity, resilience, and commitment to art and music in the face of great brutality. The many memorable characters he conjures include a child who performs in the camp’s now famed production of Brundibár, a man who lectures on bedbugs, and a boy known as "Professor," who keeps a notebook hidden in his shoe. Accented with dramatic illustrations by prisoners, found after WW II, Janeczko’s spare and powerful poems convey Terezín’s tragic legacy on an intimate, profoundly moving scale.