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The Beautiful Days of My Youth

Reading Details

Recommendation

Textual and End Material

Beginning Material

  • Epilogue: Ana's last few entries
  • Glossary explains German camp terms
  • Notes on historical events that were referenced
  • Index

Summary

  • Imprecise Table of contents
  • Preface that summarizes Ana's story
  • Introduction where she explains her background

I would definitely recommend this book!

  • It's emotionally moving
  • It has interesting history
  • The format is easy to understand

Visual material

  • Ana Novac writes a journal while in concentration camps
  • She goes through some bad experiences and meets new people

Author and Background of Ana Novak

  • Zimra Harsanyi is her maiden name
  • Born in northern Transylvania in 1929
  • Her father was a disliked lawyer
  • Ana was born Jewish
  • She writes about her time in Auschwitz and Plaszow

Lesson Learned

Characters

  • Perseverance

The Other Campers

Ana Novac

  • Sophie- her best friend
  • Juliette- the actress
  • The Fawks- three sisters
  • Survives through writing
  • Is descriptive of other characters
  • Risky and rebellious

The Authorities

  • Fritzes: German soldiers
  • Konhauser
  • "Doll face"
  • The Commando
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