num_pages: 200
description: Poland 1941. Sixteen-year-old Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. When he is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers Haft shows extraordinary strength and courage and a determination to survive. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945 he makes a daring escape from the Nazis. After negotiating the turmoil of postwar Poland Haft immigrates to the United States and establishes himself as a professional prizefighter remaining undefeated until he faces heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in 1949. In The Boxer Reinhard Kleist reveals another side to the steely Harry Haft: a man struggling to escape the memories of the fiance he left behind in Poland. This is a powerful and moving graphic novel about love and the will to survive.
language: English
title: The Boxer: The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft
publisher: SelfMadeHero