{"product_id":"adieu-birkenau-ginette-kolinkas-story-of-survival-hardcover","title":"Adieu Birkenau: Ginette Kolinka's Story of Survival - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGinette Kolinka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe graphic memoir of Ginette Kolinka, Holocaust survivor, educator, and \"ambassador for the memory\" of Auschwitz-Birkenau\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is April 1944. Nineteen-year-old Ginette Kolinka arrives at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. Her father and little brother are immediately gassed. Ginette is selected as a worker. She survives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is October 2020. Ninety-five-year-old Ginette takes advantage of a lull in the COVID-19 epidemic to accompany a group visiting Birkenau one last time. As a farewell, she brings with her a journalist, France Info's Victor Matet, and a comic strip writer, J-D Morvan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From this trip a comic book is born. Ginette tells of her life before the war, how she discovered she was Jewish, how her family fled Paris before she and her father were denounced. She tells the story of the camp; completely, honestly, without seeking pity. We see her today, how she still shares her story with the world, how she still stands and bears witness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ginette tells everything with her trademark liveliness and biting humor. We often laugh, and sometimes we shudder. Because the story she tells is ours, too.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGinette Kolinka\u003c\/b\u003e is a 98-year-old survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. Since the 2000s, she has been an \"ambassador for memory\" who speaks to young people about her experiences in the Shoah. In 2019, she and Marie Ruggieri published \u003ci\u003eReturn to Birkenau\u003c\/i\u003e (Grasset), as well as \u003ci\u003eA Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e in 2023. \u003cb\u003eJean-David Morvan\u003c\/b\u003e is a comic book writer fascinated by issues relating to war. His work includes an adaptation of Dorgelès's \u003ci\u003eLes Croix de Bois\u003c\/i\u003e with Facundo Percio (Albin Michel), the \u003ci\u003eIrena\u003c\/i\u003e series with Tréfouël and Evrard (Glénat) and \u003ci\u003eMadeleine, résistante\u003c\/i\u003e with Madeleine Riffaud and Dominic Bertail (Aire Libre). For the latter, he was awarded the René Goscinny Prize for best scriptwriter.\u003cb\u003e Victor Matet\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and presenter at France Info. He produced several reports on Ginette Kolinka before co-creating a comic strip about her. \u003cb\u003eRicard Efa\u003c\/b\u003e is a self-taught comic book artist. He has published around twenty titles since 2001. He is particularly known for biographical comics such as \u003ci\u003eDjango\u003c\/i\u003e (Aire Libre) and \u003ci\u003eDegas ou Monet\u003c\/i\u003e (Le Lombard). The latter earned him a nomination for an Eisner Award in 2018. He lives in Barcelona. \u003cb\u003eCesc F. Dalmases\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Sabadell (Barcelona), is the author of various comic strips, including adaptations of such novels as \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge of the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e (Marti Gironell), \u003ci\u003eVictus\u003c\/i\u003e (Alvert Sanchez Piñol), and \u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Pyramid\u003c\/i\u003e (Javier Sierra). His works have been translated into several languages. He often works on sports-themed comics, like \u003ci\u003eBarcelona: The School of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarcelona: Eternal Barcelona\u003c\/i\u003e at Dupuis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 10.45 x 7.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755250450720,"sku":"9781914224232","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c15762a142ce567c7c73b6776da7b94c.webp?v=1780054181","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/adieu-birkenau-ginette-kolinkas-story-of-survival-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}