Auschwitz : true tales from a grotesque land / Sara Nomberg-Przytyk ; translated by Roslyn Hirsch ; edited by Eli Pfefferkorn and David H. Hirsch.

Translated from the unpublished Polish manuscript.

Includes bibliographical references.

Alienation -- Exchange -- New arrivals -- Without pity -- Death of the Zugang -- Salvation -- The roar of the beast -- The infirmary -- What kind of a person was Orli Reichert? -- The fight for Masha's life -- A plate of soup -- Erika's red triangle -- A peculiar roll call -- The block of death -- Morituri te salutant -- Marie and Odette -- Esther's first born -- Old words- new meanings -- Children -- A living torch -- The little gypsy -- Taut as a string -- The extermination of the midgets -- Natasha's triumph -- The price of life -- The lovers of Auschwitz -- The dance of the rabbis -- Revenge of a dancer -- The verdict -- Friendly meetings -- Old women -- Ilya Ehrenburg addresses us -- The new year's celebration -- The bewitched sleigh -- The camp blanket -- In pursuit of life -- The plagues of Egypt -- Without the escorts -- The first days of freedom -- The road back.