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| Category: Fiction:Historical:Thriller |
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| About the Book | |
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The main character is Gerhardt Stark a young German architect who has been influenced by early childhood losses. His progression from a wealthy class youth to to a rapacious mass murderer sheds light on the complexity of his character. Once a skeptic of the Nazi party incremental steps lead him to participate in unimaginable atrocities. He is a highly intelligent individual who catches the eyes of Albert Speer, Heinrich Himmler and becomes a key player in the plan to create a Jew free Europe. He creates the design and architectural plans for the expansion of Auschwitz -Birkenau. Toward the end of the war Gerhardt realizes he will be tried as a war criminal. With the aid of an accomplice he assumes a new identity and devises a plan to protect himself from justice by freeing two prominent Jews from Auschwitz. He flees Europe with a great degree of stolen art and valuables from his victims to a haven for Nazi criminals in Spain. He eventually makes his way to New York where he thrives financially and socially as a prominent architect. Through a series of unpredictable events he is uncovered by two of his victims and the search for justice involves members of the Nakam.
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The Architect of Auschwitz is a brilliant novel. Tagliareni has woven a story that vividly portrays the choices made by the monsters and heroes during the Holocaust. A sweeping stunner, it does more than educate; it changes the mind and heart of the reader. The Architect of Auschwitz is a masterful depiction of treachery, heroism and life-altering choices.
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| About the Author | |
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Salvatore Tagliareni is a story- teller, writer, business consultant, art dealer and former Catholic priest. He spent three years studying with Dr.Viktor Frankl, world famous psychiatrist and author of Man's Search for Meaning. He is a gifted speaker who can invigorate audiences with his insights on leadership and life. |