A very quick read. Harrowing like the many other holocaust writing, but different a from a view of a non-Jewish prisoner who used the system to survive, at the cost of many others. A man who shortly after the end of the war came to take his own life.
Something more than just learning a new language. Not so simple as that. Learning a new language implies having already learnt the first one. Learning a new language isn't just about the words. There is the context, the history, culture, and sense. There is the need to read and read and read. To observe, feel, and breathe. Now that's learning
Sunday, 26 November 2017
Tadeusz Borowski - This way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen
A very quick read. Harrowing like the many other holocaust writing, but different a from a view of a non-Jewish prisoner who used the system to survive, at the cost of many others. A man who shortly after the end of the war came to take his own life.
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