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Fragments : Memories of a Wartime Childhood
Fragments Memories of a Wartime Childhood
Author: Binjamin Wilkomirski
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award — An extraordinary memoir of a small boy who spent his childhood in the Nazi death camps. Binjamin Wilkomirski was a child when the round-ups of Jews in Latvia began. His father was killed in front of him, he was separated from his family, and, perhaps three or four years old, he found himself in Majdanek ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805241396
ISBN-10: 0805241396
Publication Date: 10/1/1996
Pages: 155
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4.5 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Schocken
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 3
I really liked this book although it was difficult to read in parts. Fragments is an excellent title because the author is writing it from the view point of a young child and is remembering as best he can his experiences at the concentration camp where he lived and he tells how this affected his perspective on things afterwards. I have read several books written by Holocaust survivors and this one especially stood out to me.

I realize that has been some controversary as to whether this story is true or not either way it is a very interesting read and taking into consideration all the other books that have been written by survivors of events that DID take place this story is highly believable and interesting.
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an extrodinary memoir of a young child who spent his childhood in the
nazi death camps.
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A very fascinating story. This book was proclaimed false after an investigation but after reading several articles and interviews with the author, it is apparent that regardless if he physically experienced these memories ( the consensus is that he did not) they are true and tormenting to him. From a psychological point of view, the power of the false memories is mind blowing.
Does this falsity subtract from the book? Should the awards be rescinded? Does it's existence as fiction claiming truth take away from the stories of true survivors? These are unanswerable questions whose answers can only be considered opinions.
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Dramatic book. It will really open your eyes like no other book can. The things these children went through will break your heart. Anyone interested in Nazi Camps must read this.


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