The Emperor of Lies

In diesem Roman über das jüdische Getto in Lodz wirft der Autor die Frage nach den Mechanismen der Unterdrückung auf. Er porträtiert das Leben zahlreicher Gettobewohner und gibt ihnen so einen Namen und ein Schicksal und wurde in Schweden mit dem "August-Priset" ausgezeichnet.

Informationen zum Autor Steve Sem-Sandberg was born in 1958. He divides his time between Vienna and Stockholm. Klappentext In February 1940, the Nazis established what would become the second largest Jewish ghetto in the Polish city of Lódz. Its chosen leader: Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, a sixty-three-year-old Jewish businessman and orphanage director, and the elusive, authoritarian power sustaining the ghetto's very existence. From one of Scandinavia's most critically acclaimed and bestselling authors, THE EMPEROR OF LIES chronicles the tale of Rumkowski's monarchical rule over a quarter of a million Jews. Drawing on the chronicles of life in the Lódz ghetto, Steve Sem-Sandberg captures the full panorama of human resilience, and questions the nature of good and evil. The Emporer of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg is a compelling tale of power, corruption and compromise from one of Scandinavia's most revered authors. Zusammenfassung A compelling tale of power, corruption and compromise from one of Scandinavia's most revered authors. In February 1940, the Nazis established what would become the second largest Jewish ghetto in Poland, in the city of Lódz. Its chosen leader: Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, a sixty-three-year-old Jewish businessman. Mysterious, ambiguous and monarchical, 'King Chaim' forced adults and children alike to work punishing hours providing supplies for the German military. Thousands of others were transported and never seen again. Was Rumkowski an accessory to the Nazi regime, driven by lust for power, or was he a pragmatic strategist, actively saving Jewish lives through apparent collaboration? Steve Sem-Sandberg draws on genuine chronicles of life in the Lódz ghetto to capture the full panorama of human resilience, and to question the nature of good and evil.

Vorwort
The Emporer of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg is a compelling tale of power, corruption and compromise from one of Scandinavia's most revered authors.

Autorentext
Steve Sem-Sandberg was born in 1958. He divides his time between Vienna and Stockholm.

Klappentext

In February 1940, the Nazis established what would become the second largest Jewish ghetto in the Polish city of Lódz. Its chosen leader: Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, a sixty-three-year-old Jewish businessman and orphanage director, and the elusive, authoritarian power sustaining the ghetto's very existence. From one of Scandinavia's most critically acclaimed and bestselling authors, THE EMPEROR OF LIES chronicles the tale of Rumkowski's monarchical rule over a quarter of a million Jews. Drawing on the chronicles of life in the Lódz ghetto, Steve Sem-Sandberg captures the full panorama of human resilience, and questions the nature of good and evil.

Zusammenfassung
A compelling tale of power, corruption and compromise from one of Scandinavia's most revered authors. In February 1940, the Nazis established what would become the second largest Jewish ghetto in Poland, in the city of Lódz.