100 Cigarettes and a Bottle of Vodka: A Memoir
by Arthur Schaller
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Author: Arthur SchallerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-12
ISBN: 1894121007
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Raincoast Books
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Summary: 4 Stars
I have read this twice now, and its power has not diminished. I give it four, not five, stars only because the writing does not quite match that power. The title comes from the fact that the reward in German occupied Poland for turning in a Jew was just that - 100 cigarettes and a bottle of vodka. Absolutely marvelous memoir of a young teenage boy who managed to survive, all on his own, by smarts, courage and sometimes, sheer luck. His music saved him more than once, and I was astonished, that once he reached Canada, he did not continue in that vein. The kindness of strangers, and the fact that he was blond, helped him many times. And the facts he learned about cows are amusing and interesting. They are not so dumb as we think, it seems.
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