A semi-dramatic retelling of Dita Kraus, The Librarian of Auschwitz is a moving discussion about life in harrowing circumstances. Iturbe provides characters who represent extremely balanced and nuanced examples of life in the concentration camps. He shows witchy and mean Jews, as well as (a few… one) Nazi soldier whom you sympathise with. Through this, Iturbe creates a realistic tapestry of life in concentration camps, without the input of western philosophical bias.
Of course, he details some of the horrors behind the camps Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, which keeps the emotional centre of the book grounded. But character introspection allows a full examine of the continuation, and political divide, even within the worst circumstances possible.
An incredibly good read and I highly recommend.