This place holds no fear
By: by Monika Held ; translated by Anne Posten
Contributors: Posten, Anne, translator
Publisher: Haus Publishing Ltd; Haus Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781908323903; 9781908323910
Subjects: Auschwitz Trial, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1963-1965; Fiction; Prisoners of war; Translators; Man-woman relationships
Work titles: Schrecken verliert sich vor Ort
Description: Summoned from Vienna to Frankfurt to testify at the Auschwitz trials, Heiner meets Lena, who is working at the court as a translator. As the trial progresses, Heiner bears witness to his experiences of being deported to Auschwitz as a young man. He and Lena begin a cautious love affair, but both are unsure whether their love can be strong enough to cope with his trauma. Heiner knows that if they are going to stay together Lena will have to accept the shadow of Auschwitz that marks him. When she does, they start to build a new life around the debris of his past.
Notes: Originally published under title: Der Schrecken verliert sich vor Ort. Köln : Eichborn, 2013.