And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Remain by Elisabeth Asbrink

And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Remain by Elisabeth Asbrink

Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and a Notable Translated Book of the Year by World Literature Today 

Winner of the August Prize, the story of the complicated long-distance relationship between a Jewish child and his forlorn Viennese parents after he was sent to Sweden in 1939, and the unexpected friendship the boy developed with the future founder of IKEA, a Nazi activist.
 
Otto Ullmann, a Jewish boy, was sent from Austria to Sweden right before the outbreak of World War II. Despite the huge Swedish resistance to Jewish refugees, thirteen-year-old Otto was granted permission to enter the country--all in accordance with the Swedish archbishop's secret plan to save Jews on condition that they convert to Christianity. Otto found work at the Kamprad family's farm in the province of Småland and there became close friends with Ingvar Kamprad, who would grow up to be the founder of IKEA. At the same time, however, Ingvar was actively engaged in Nazi organizations and a great supporter of the fascist Per Engdahl. Meanwhile, Otto's parents remained trapped in Vienna, and the last letters he received were sent from Theresienstadt.
 
With thorough research, including personal files initiated by the predecessor to today's Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) and more than 500 letters, Elisabeth Åsbrink illustrates how Swedish society was infused with anti-Semitism, and how families are shattered by war and asylum politics.

Her parents were both Hungarians, and she was born and raised in Sweden, where she now resides. Her book, Yet in the Vienna Woods the Trees Stay, made headlines throughout the world for disclosing fresh evidence regarding IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad's Nazi affiliations. It received numerous accolades, including the August Award for Best Swedish Non-Fiction Book of the Year (2011). 1947, her most recent novel, earned the renowned Letterstedt Prize and was released in the United States by Other Press in 2018. It was translated into 19 languages and won the Letterstedt Prize.

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ISBN 13	9781590519172
ISBN 10	1590519175
Title	And in the Vienna Woods the Trees Remain
Author	Elisabeth Asbrink
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Other Press LLC
Year published	2020-01-21
Number of pages	448
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