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My grandfather would have shot me : a Black woman discovers her family's Nazi past / Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair ; translated by Carolin Sommer.
"The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1615192530
- ISBN: 9781615192533
- Physical Description: 221 pages : illustrations
- Publisher: New York : The Experiment, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Amon : mein Grossvater hätte mich erschossen. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references, filmography and Internet addresses. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The discovery -- Me, granddaughter of a mass murderer -- Master of the Płaszów Concentration Camp : my grandfather Amon Goeth -- The commandant's lover : my grandmother Ruth Irene Kalder -- Living with the dead : my mother Monika Goeth -- The victim's grandchildren : my friends in Israel -- Flowers in Krakow -- Further resources: Books, films and online. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 33.95 |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 929.20943 Teege | 31681002795458 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Jennifer Teege worked in advertising for 16 years before becoming an author. For four years in her twenties she lived in Israel, where she became fluent in Hebrew. She graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in Middle Eastern and African studies. Teege lives in Germany with her husband and two sons. A New York Times and international bestseller, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me is her first book.
This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.
This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.
Nikola Sellmair graduated from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and has worked in Hong Kong, Washington, DC, Israel, and Palestine. She has been a reporter in Hamburg at Germanyâs Stern magazine since 2000. Her work has received many awards, including the German-Polish Journalist Award, for the first-ever article about Jennifer Teegeâs singular story.
