The Unloved
Subtitle: From the Diary of Perla S. (Jewish Lives)
Edition: Rev Sub edition
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: October 7, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780810113473
Subjects: General & Literary Fiction; Modern fiction; Lustig, Arnost - Prose & Criticism; Fiction - General; Fiction; Theresienstadt (Concentration; General; Fiction / Literary; Concentration camp inmates; Czech Republic; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)
Description: The Unloved traces five months in the life of Perla S., a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl who, while living in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, becomes a prostitute. Capturing Perla's voice through a series of entries in her diary, Lustig tells how she, living in a world of lies and horror, maintains her integrity, honesty, and hope. This first paperback edition of The Unloved has been extensively revised and expanded by Lustig.