The boxer
Subtitle: the true story of Holocaust survivor Harry Haft
By: Reinhard Kleist
Publisher: SelfMadeHero
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781906838775
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Comic books, strips; Biography; Holocaust survivors; Boxers (Sports)
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 fiancée he left behind in Poland. This is a powerful and moving graphic novel about love and the will to survive.
Notes: "This graphic novel is based on the book Harry Haft: Auschwitz Survivor, Challenger of Rocky Marciano by Alan Scott Haft, published by Syracuse University Press (2006)"--Title page verso.