Convoy to Auschwitz : women of the French resistance

Author(s)

• Delbo, Charlotte
• Cosman, Carol
• Felstiner, John

Bibliographic Information

Convoy to Auschwitz : women of the French resistance

Charlotte Delbo ; translated by Carol Cosman ; introduction by John Felstiner

（Women's life writings from around the world）

Northeastern University Press, c1997

Other Title

Convoi du 24 janvier

Description and Table of Contents

Description

On January 24, 1943, 230 women political prisoners, most of whom had worked for the French Resistance, were deported to Auschwitz. Author Charlotte Delbo was one of the 49 who survived. Now available in English for the first time, this haunting volume is Delbo's testament to those who formed the convoy to the hell that was Auschwitz. The prisoners came from all regions of France and represented a wide range of social backgrounds and political views. With a gripping simplicity and poignancy, Delbo recounts the unique life history of each woman, from her childhood to her involvement in the Resistance, from her arrest to her horrifying experience in the concentration camp. Collectively, these stories are a powerful and stirring reminder of the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA44117756
• ISBN:
  • 1555533132
• LCCN: 96037825
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 220 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : D805.P7
  • DC21 : 940.54/7243/094386
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, French
  • LCSH : Women political prisoners -- France -- Biography
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA26051678