Daniel Stein, Interpreter: A Novel in Documents

by Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Book Overview

In this innovative novel, based on the true story of Oswald Rufeisen, a Polish Jew secretly aids hundreds of Jews in escaping the ghetto, all the while surviving by working as an interpreter for the Gestapo.

After the war, he converts to Catholicism, becomes a Carmelite priest, and eventually emigrates to Israel.

Through a unique narrative structure composed of letters, documents, and diary entries, Daniel Stein, Interpreter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468300660
• ISBN13: 9781468300666
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Overlook Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher