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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 began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen guests hid inside the Zabinskis' villa. 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, lynxes... With her exuberant prose and exquisite sensitivity to the natural world, Diane Ackerman breathes fresh life into a forgotten tale from the Second World War. The result is an extraordinary, uplifting tale of heroism and survival.
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I can't imagine a better story or storyteller --Jonathan Safran Foer
Diane Ackerman has surpassed herself in her latest book, which is alternately funny, moving and terrifying --Jared Diamond
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Diane Ackerman has surpassed herself in her latest book, which is alternately funny, moving and terrifying --Jared Diamond
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 began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. 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, 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. She shows us how Antonina refused to give in to the penetrating fear of discovery, keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her.
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- PublisherOld Street
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1905847467
- ISBN 13 9781905847464
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages352
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