{"product_id":"return-to-the-place-i-never-left-paperback","title":"Return to the Place I Never Left - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTobias Schiff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDani James\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA personal testament in poetry to survival, resilience, and the complex legacy of the Holocaust.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this harrowing firsthand account of the Holocaust, survivor Tobias Schiff displays the depths of human suffering, the capacity for hope and renewal, and the impact of starvation on the human mind. Schiff was a teenager when Nazis deported his family to Auschwitz from Antwerp, Belgium, and he spent the next thirty-three agonizing months in numerous concentration camps. This deeply personal memoir-in-verse explores personal faith, identity, memory, and trauma across a lifetime interrupted by suffering. Through his eyes, readers witness the atrocities and struggles that defined his daily existence, feel his tenacity while beaten and starved, and learn what enabled him and others to cling to life while surrounded by death. Schiff's verse challenges dehumanizing narratives and provides an intimate view of the realities of life in Nazi death camps and the long-lasting impact of trauma. As racism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia resurge and continue to pollute the modern era, his pain--imparted through concise, rhythmic verse--serves as a reminder of our collective humanity and a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this harrowing firsthand account of the Holocaust delivered through sparing and evocative poetry, survivor Tobias Schiff explores the depths of human suffering, the capacity for hope and renewal, and the impact of starvation on the human mind. Schiff spent thirty-three agonizing months in concentration camps after his family was deported to Auschwitz from Antwerp. Through his eyes, readers witness the atrocities and struggles that defined his daily existence, feel his tenacity while beaten and starved, and learn what enabled him and others to cling to life while surrounded by death. Schiff's verse challenges dehumanizing narratives and provides an intimate view of the realities of life in Nazi death camps and the long-lasting impact of trauma. It is a powerful tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTobias (Toshek) Schiff (Poland, 1925-Belgium, 1999) was a Belgian Holocaust survivor. Postwar, he channeled his resilience into a career as a diamond broker in Antwerp before venturing into photography with a store in Brussels. In 1989, his journey through the Nazi camps was featured in the documentary\u003ci\u003e Monsieur S. et Madame V\u003c\/i\u003e. Committed to educating future generations and memorializing those who were lost, Schiff dedicated his later years to speaking in schools and published \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Place I Never Lef\u003c\/i\u003et in Flemish in 1997. Dani James is a native New Yorker, born to a Jewish mother and a Jamaican father, who grew up in Belgium before making her way back home. She holds a BA in English from Baruch College and an MFA in creative writing from the Writer's Foundry at St. Joseph's University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47192097816825,"sku":"9780814351628","price":31.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HdLZAHWzS9780814351628.webp?v=1767895150","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/return-to-the-place-i-never-left-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}