Sono stato l'assistente del dottor Mengele. Auschwitz dagli occhi di un medico ebreo-ungherese

This was a short and gripping read, and tells a story that must never be forgotten. I am writing this review not to comment on the story itself, but in response to some of the criticisms I have read about the book. Criticism #1: Dr Miklos Nyiszli was at Birkenau rather than Auschwitz, and there are

Unfortunately, it seems to me that Holocaust memoirs can at this distance in space and time become something they were not meant to be, something disreputable, something akin to the torture porn of modern horror movies like Saw or Hostel. If you read a number of these memoirs you get to be a connois Leggi tutto

This is hair raising account of what really happened at Auschwitz as seen through the eyes of a doctor who witnessed the horrors first hand. Between April 1944 till 1945 when Auschwitz was finally liberated Miklos Nyiszli was assistant to Dr. Joseph Mengele. He was forced to help Doctor Mengele with Leggi tutto

I have read a number of books about the holocaust, mainly from those who were imprisoned in Auschwitz or several of the other concentration/death camps. This was the only book from the perspective of a "prisoner" who received special treatment because he was selected to assist Dr. Joseph Mengele. The Leggi tutto

روایتی از اردوگاه کار اجباری مخوف آشوئیتس که به روایت دکتر نیسلی هزاران یهودی درآن توسط اتاق های گاز کشته شدند و در نهایت در کوره های جسدسوزی سوزانده شدند. این کتاب روایت لحظه به لحظه ای است از دکتر نیسلی که چگونه همراه با خانواده و همکیشان خود به آشوئیتس منتقل شدند، چه اتفاقات وحشتناکی را سپری کرد، Leggi tutto

Really, I probably need a few days to digest this book before I review it, but here are some of my thoughts: 1. I've read many books about the holocaust, but this is the first personal account of life directly within a death camp that I've read. Though I knew some of the horrors that went inside, I h Leggi tutto

Cât de multe cărți despre Auschwitz nu aș citi, creierul meu nu va percepe niciodată ororile petrecute în acei ani, dar detaliile din cartea de față au fost prea de tot. Nu mi s-a întâmplat niciodată așa ceva, dar au fost momente în care am vrut să vomit (rog de mă iertați). O carte cu milioane de Leggi tutto

Despite the incredibly difficult subject matter, this book was a surprisingly fast read. Equally horrifying and compelling, both my roommate and I read it cover to cover within 24 hours. Nyiszli's story is remarkable, as a man who survived certain death by systematically aiding in the killing of his Leggi tutto