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When Germany invaded Poland, Warsaw zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began fighting their own war against the Nazis. With most of their animals killed by bombs, the couple rescued Jews from the ghetto and gave them sanctuary in the empty animal enclosures. Drawing on Antonina's diary, Diane Ackerman recreates this extraordinary wartime story in a dazzling tale of subterfuge, courage and endurance. Written with passion and energy, The Zookeeper's Wife is a testament to the courage and heroism that illuminated some of the darkest days of the twentieth century.
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'I can't imagine a better story or storyteller. The Zookeeper's Wife will touch every nerve you have' JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER-- 'Diane Ackerman has surpassed even herself... This powerful thriller would be a great novel- except that it happens to be true' JARED DIAMOND-- 'Ackerman has succeeded in a vivid, cinematically written book that's bound to find its way to the screen... A gorgeous account of cunning and compassion' SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE-- 'An extraordinarily moving story' WASHINGTON POST-- 'Stunning. Ackerman tells the story with a perfect rapport for its main characters, both human and animal.' DAVA SOBEL --*
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This is the incredible story of the Warsaw zoo under Nazi occupation. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw - and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski - both Christians - allowed Jews to take refuge in the empty cages. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants - otters, a badger, hyena pups, several lynxes...With her exuberant prose and exquisite sensitivity to the natural world, Diane Ackerman engages us wholeheartedly in the lives of the zoo animals, their keepers and their hidden visitors, fugitives from Nazi persecution. Antonina emerges as an unforgettable character, refusing to give in to the fear of discovery, keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her.
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- PublisherOld Street Publishing
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1905847726
- ISBN 13 9781905847723
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