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Ashes To The Vistula

Ashes To The Vistula


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ASHES TO THE VISTULA is a novel of friendship set in central Poland, as brothers, ARON and JAKUB, are joined by an orphan, FILIP. Both Aron and Filip protect Jakub, who is mentally retarded, as the boys grow up in pre-war Europe. As they become adults, Aron joins the army and Filip serves as the village's constable. War separates them, leaving Filip to fulfill a promise to Aron to take care of Jakub. The war comes to their village and both Jakub and Filip are picked up by the German SS, and taken to Ausch-witz. Jakub is determined to be mentally defective, but Filip intervenes and is made a kapo, or overseer. He is given the responsibility for Jakub, and is told if the young man gets in trouble, they both would be shot. Filip enjoys his role and protects his friend. He is given responsibility for the large warehouse complex at Birkenau, an adjunct camp to Auschwitz. He meets ANNA, a Russian POW, and falls in love, risking his position in the camp, and neglects Jakub, who is selected for medical ex-perimentation under Dr. Mengele. Jakub survives, but is terribly scarred and no longer playful. The two survive the hardships of Auschwitz and are liberated by the Russians.But freedom only brings more problems, when Jakub is arrested for collaboration with the German SS, is found guilty and is sentenced to be hung. On the day of execution, Jakub and Filip talk for the last time, each expressing their love for one another. When the chair is kicked from beneath him, he falls, but his weight isn't sufficient to tighten the noose around his throat. Filip rushes forward, lifts his friend, and pulls down, breaking Jakub's neck and ending his suffering. In the end, Filip realizes the irony of his life: to keep his promise to protect Jakub, he had to kill him.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781905988167
  • Publisher: Libros International
  • Publisher Imprint: Libros International
  • Height: 203 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 316 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1905988168
  • Publisher Date: 24 Mar 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 127 mm


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