num_pages: 192
description: The author, a Jew born in Czechoslovakia, recounts her imprisonment in and escape from Auschwitz, her participation in the Prague uprising, and the death of her husband under Stalin
language: English
title: Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968
titlecomplete: Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968
genres: War, Nonfiction, School, World War II, Holocaust, History, Czech Literature, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Biography
ratings_count: 2853
publisher: Penguin Books