Eichmann's Executioner

by Achim Engstler and Astrid Dehe

Book Overview

This acclaimed novel imagining the life of Israeli soldier Shalom Nagar explores the legacy of the Holocaust: "A fascinating book that doesn't let you go" (Neue Deutschland, Germany).

In May 1962, twenty-two men gathered in Jerusalem to decide by lot who would be Adolf Eichmann's executioner. These men had guarded the former Nazi SS lieutenant colonel during his imprisonment and trial, and with no trained executioners in Israel,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620973014
• ISBN13: 9781620973011
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.6"