Thought to be the only complete book written within Auschwitz itself, it will linger with you long after the final page has been turned. Documenting the best and the worst of humanity, it is a unique and timeless story that reminds us of what we as humans are capable of, but that there is hope, even in Hell.
Last Stop Auschwitz is an extraordinary account of life as a prisoner, a near real-time record of the daily struggle to survive but also of the flickering moments of joy Eddy and Friedel found in each other - passing notes through the fence, sometimes stealing a brief embrace. Finding a notebook and pencil, he began to write with furious energy about his experiences. Eddy hid under a pile of old clothes and stayed behind. Written in the camp itself in the weeks following the Red Armys liberation of the camp, Last Stop Auschwitz is the raw, true account of Eddys experiences at Auschwitz. Written in Auschwitz itself and translated for the first time ever into English, this one-of-a-kind, minute-by-minute true account is a crucial historical testament to a Holocaust survivor's fight for his life at the largest extermination camp in Nazi Germany. As the end of the war approached and the Russian Army drew closer, the last Nazis fled, taking many prisoners with them, including Friedel. For Friedel, it meant avoiding the Nazis’ barbaric medical experiments. Each day, each hour became a battle for survival.įor Eddy, this meant negotiating with the volatile guards in the medical barracks. Last Stop Auschwitz: My Diary of Survival in World War IIs Most Infamous Concentration Camp Binding: Paperback List Price: 16.99 Our Price. At Auschwitz, they made it through the brutal selection process and were put to work. The ultimate Holocaust testimony.' HEATHER MORRIS, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's JourneyĪfterword by JOHN BOYNE, author of The Boy in the Striped PyjamasĮddy de Wind, a Dutch doctor and psychiatrist, was shipped to Auschwitz with his wife Friedel, whom he had met and married at the Westerbork labour camp in the Netherlands. Documenting the best and the worst of humanity, it is a unique and timeless story that reminds us of what we as humans are capable of, but that there is hope, even in Hell.'How much I learned from this brave man. Written in the camp itself in the weeks following the Red Armys liberation of the camp, Last Stop Auschwitz is the raw, true account of Eddys experiences at. Last Stop Auschwitz is an extraordinary account of life as a prisoner, a near real-time record of the daily struggle to survive but also of the flickering moments of joy Eddy and Friedel found in each other. Eddy hid under a pile of old clothes and stayed behind. For Friedel, it meant avoiding the Nazis' barbaric medical experiments. Each day, each hour became a battle for survival.įor Eddy, this meant negotiating with the volatile guards in the medical barracks. Eddy de Wind, a Dutch doctor and psychiatrist, was shipped to Auschwitz with his wife Friedel, whom he had met and married at the Westerbork labour camp in the Netherlands.