General Information

Uniform Title

Amon.

Author/Creator

Teege, Jennifer, 1970-

Language

English.

Published

New York : The Experiment, 2015.

Physical Description

221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

Sellmair, Nikola, 1971-

Contents/Summary

Summary

"The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

Subject

Teege, Jennifer, 1970-

Teege, Jennifer, 1970- > Family.

Göth, Amon, 1908-1946 > Family.

Teege, Jennifer, 1970- > Travel > Poland.

Teege, Jennifer, 1970- > Homes and haunts > Israel.

Płaszów (Concentration camp)

Grandchildren of war criminals > Germany > Biography.

Racially mixed people > Germany > Biography.

Nazis > Family relationships.

Concentration camp commandants > Family relationships.

Black author.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair ; translated by Carolin Sommer.

Note

"Originally published under the title Amon : mein Grossvater hätte mich erschossen"--Title page verso.

Content

Prologue: The discovery -- Me, granddaughter of a mass murderer -- Master of the Płaszów Concentration Camp : my grandfather Amon Goeth -- The commandant's lover : my grandmother Ruth Irene Kalder -- Living with the dead : my mother Monika Goeth -- The victim's grandchildren : my friends in Israel -- Flowers in Krakow -- Further resources: Books, films and online.

ISBN

9781615192533

1615192530

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	929.20943 TEE		General Stacks	Donation of Daniel Makonnen.

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