A Lucky Child by Elie Wiesel
Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, tells his astonishing experiences as a young boy in his memoir A Lucky Child. He arrived at Auschwitz at age 10 after surviving two ghettos and a labor camp. Separated first from his mother and then his father, Buergenthal managed by his wits and some remarkable strokes of luck to survive on his own. Almost two years after his liberation, Buergenthal was miraculously reunited with his mother and in 1951 arrived in the U.S. to start a new life.
Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. A Lucky Child is a book that demands to be read by all.
Now dedicated to helping those subjected to tyranny throughout the world, Buergenthal writes his story with a simple clarity that highlights the stark details of unimaginable hardship. A Lucky Child is a book that demands to be read by all.
Thomas Buergenthal is an International Court of Justice judge based in The Hague. He was the first US judge and later the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. He graduated from Harvard Law School. He's also a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. He is the subject of a biography, Tommy, by Norwegian humanitarian and UNICEF founder Odd Nansen. He has authored over a dozen volumes on international law. Judge Buergenthal was also named a co-winner of the Gruber Foundation's World Justice Prize in 2008.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316043397 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316043397 |
| Title | A Lucky Child |
| Author | Elie Wiesel |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2010-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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