The Fiftieth Gate: A Journey Through Memory by Mark Raphael Baker (English) Pape

Description: The Fiftieth Gate by Mark Raphael Baker What right did I possess, as a child of survivors, to recreate an account of the Holocaust as if I was there? In writing The Fiftieth Gate, Mark Baker describes a journey from despair and death towards hope and life; it is the story of a son who enters his parents memories and, inside the darkness, finds light. In his evocative prose, Baker takes us to this place of horror, and then brings us back to reflect on these events and remember: Never again.Across the silence of fifty years, Baker and his family travel from Poland and Germany to Jerusalem and Melbourne, as the author struggles to uncover the mystery of his parents survival: his father Yossl was imprisoned in concentration camps and his mother Genia was forced into hiding after the Jews of her village were murdered.Twenty years on from its first publication, The Fiftieth Gate remains an extraordinary book. It has become a classic and has now sold over 70,000 copies. In Bakers new introduction, he recalls his motivations for writing this important memoir, and highlights how the testimonial culture in Holocaust studies has spread to awareness of other genocides and our responsibility (and failure) to prevent them. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography As well as The Fiftieth Gate, A Journey Through Memory, a seminal book on his parents experience during the Holocaust, Mark Raphael Baker wrote a compelling memoir, Thirty Days, A Journey to the End of Love, about the death of his wife. He was Director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the School at Monash University, Melbourne. He died in 2023. Review Combining precise historical research and poetic eloquence, Mark Bakers The Fiftieth Gate remains the gold standard of second generation Holocaust memoirs on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary edition. -- Christopher R. BrowningBaker does with memory, what Rembrandt does with light. He uses it to model, to imagine, to illuminate, to astonish. -- Philip AdamsHeartrending and beautiful...This simply written, subtly complex narrative is instantly recognisable as a masterpiece, and the reader is rewarded by the light it sheds. * Age * Promotional The 20th anniversary edition of a seminal post-Holocaust work. Review Quote Combining precise historical research and poetic eloquence, Mark Bakers The Fiftieth Gate remains the gold standard of second generation Holocaust memoirs on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary edition. Promotional "Headline" The 20th anniversary edition of a seminal post-Holocaust work. Details ISBN1925498611 Author Mark Raphael Baker Pages 368 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1925498611 ISBN-13 9781925498615 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-07-03 Imprint The Text Publishing Company Place of Publication Melbourne Country of Publication Australia Subtitle A Journey Through Memory Publisher Text Publishing Short Title Fiftieth Gate Language English Narrator Matthew Beard Illustrator Andrea Freccero Translator Kabir Helminski Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Alternative 9781925410853 Audience General NZ Release Date 2017-07-02 AU Release Date 2017-07-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101755245;

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