The Lampshade: A Holocaust Detective Story from Buchenwald to New Orleans

by Mark Jacobson

Book Overview

Few growing up in the aftermath of World War II will ever forget the horrifying reports that Nazi concentration camp doctors had removed the skin of prison ers to make common, everyday lampshades. In The Lampshade, bestselling journalist Mark Jacobson tells the story of how he came into possession of one of these awful objects, and of his search to establish the origin, and larger meaning, of what can only be described as an icon of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416566287
• ISBN13: 9781416566281
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.9"