Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Graphic Family Memoir Of Trauma & Inheritance

Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Graphic Family Memoir Of Trauma & Inheritance

In This Debut Graphic Memoir, New York-Based Artist Ari Richter Weaves Together Two Haunting Stories - His Grand- And Great-Grandparents Imprisonment In Dachau, Buchenwald, And Auschwitz, And His Own Awakening To The Contemporary Rise Of Authoritarianism And The Continuing Crisis Of Anti-Semitism - With Delicacy, Immediacy, And An Attention To Surreal Detail. Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz Is An Act Of Self-Discovery And The Resuscitation Of Historical Memory. At Its Heart Is The Intersection Of A Genocidal Political Moment In 20Th Century History And The AuthorS Own Family History. Told From The Perspectives Of Four Generations Of The AuthorS Family, Spanning Pre-War Germany To Post-Trump America, It Is Both A Celebration Of Jewish Cultural Resilience And A Warning Of DemocracyS Fragility In The Face Of The Seductive Forces Of Authoritarianism. Part Travelogue, Part Memoir, Part Historic Retelling, Author Ari Richter Recreates His FamilyS Journey Leading Up To And Extending Beyond The Holocaust.Relying On Extensive Genealogical Research And His FamilyS Archiving, Richter Illustrates The Lives Of His Grandparents While Reflecting On The Burden Of A Storyteller To Carry On These Legacies. It Is A Rare Glimpse Into The Firsthand Stories Of Both Holocaust Survivors And Their Descendants, Told As An Intertwined Tapestry Of Faith, Grief, And Ultimately, Survival. Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz Is An Intimate Reflection On Coming To Grips With The Past. Harrowing And Humorous In Equal Measure, This Evocatively Drawn Graphic Novel Will Be Discussed For Generations To Come. Full-Color Illustrations Throughout