The Tattooist of Auschwitz: Now a major Sky TV series

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is presented here in an edition featuring an exclusive interview. It is also described as now being a major Sky TV series starring Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey.

Key details

• Author: Heather Morris
• Edition includes an exclusive interview
• Now a major Sky TV series starring Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey
• Described as one of the bestselling books of the 21st century
• Listed as a #3 Sunday Times bestseller from 5 May 2024

Synopsis

Set in 1942, the book introduces Lale Sokolov as he arrives in Auschwitz-Birkenau and is assigned the role of tattooing prisoners selected for survival, marking numbers on their arms in indelible ink. While carrying out this work, he encounters a young woman, Gita, waiting in line to be tattooed.

The description presents this as the beginning of a love story, with Lale determined to survive and to help ensure Gita survives too. It is framed as a courageous and human story of the Holocaust, and is linked to a wider trilogy that also includes Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters.