Description: ABOUT THIS BOOKThough it reads like a suspense novel, this memoir is Lisa Fittko's extraordinary story of life as an "enemy alien" in France before and after the German invasion of 1940. Escaping a French prison, Fittko and her husband found their way to the Pyrenees and, while awaiting permission to enter Spain, helped hundreds of refugees, including Walter Benjamin, escape deportation, torture, and death at the hands of the Nazis.
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Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
MPN: Does not apply
Original Language: German
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Brand: Unbranded
Personalize: No
Type: HISTORICAL
Personalized: No
Features: Unabridged
Book Title: Escape Through the Pyrenees
Number of Pages: 221 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Publication Year: 2000
Topic: Women, Military / World War II, General
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 11.5 Oz
Author: Lisa Fittko
Item Length: 8.8 in
Book Series: Jewish Lives Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
