
Dry Tears
The Story of a Lost Childhood
Nechama Tec(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 1. July 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-19-503500-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is the true story of Nechama Tec, whose family found refuge with Polish Christians during the Holocaust. Dry Tears is a dramatic tale of how an eleven-year-old child learned to "pass in the forbidding Christian world and a quietly moving coming-of-age story. This book is unique celebration of the best human qualities that surface under the worst conditions.
Reviews / Votes
This essentially optimistic view was nuanced with a perhaps surprisingly wry wit. * Benjamin Ivry, Forward Newspaper *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-503500-1 (9780195035001)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Author
Professor of SociologyProfessor of Sociology, University of Connecticut, Stamford