The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor
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The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor
9.99 €
Eddie Yaku survived Auschwitz, where he lost his family and the strength to enjoy life. But one day he vowed to smile every day and now considers himself the happiest man on Earth. Recently, along with his great-grandchildren, Eddie celebrated his 101st birthday. Eddie Jaku always considered himself first of all a German and secondly a Jew. He was proud of his country. But that all changed in November 1938 when he was beaten, arrested and sent to a concentration camp. For the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors on a daily basis, first at Buchenwald, then at Auschwitz. The Nazis took everything from Eddie - his family, his friends, and his country. Miraculously, Eddie survived, though this rescue did not bring him relief. For a few years, he despaired... But it turned out that adversity did not break his spirit. At one point, when Eddie had a son, he made a promise to himself: to smile every day, to give thanks for the miracle of life, and to pursue happiness. In this book, published in the year of his 100th birthday and a bestseller in many countries around the world, Eddie Yaku tells his story, full of drama, pain and wisdom, of how to find happiness even in the darkest of times.
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- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Phoenix. Stories of the strong in spirit