The Zookeeper's Wife (Reprint) (Paperback) by Diane Ackerman

Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Holocaust, Europe / Eastern, Military / World War II
Format: Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Author: Diane Ackerman
Age Range: Adult
Language: English

About the Book

A true story--as powerful as "Schindler's List"--in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands.

Book Synopsis

After their zoo was bombed, Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed to save over three hundred people from the Nazis by hiding refugees in the empty animal cages. With animal names for these "guests," and human names for the animals, it's no wonder that the zoo's code name became "The House Under a Crazy Star." Best-selling naturalist and acclaimed storyteller Diane Ackerman combines extensive research and an exuberant writing style to re-create this fascinating, true-life story--sharing Antonina's life as "the zookeeper's wife," while examining the disturbing obsessions at the core of Nazism. Winner of the 2008 Orion Award.

Review Quotes

It is no stretch to say that this is the book Ackerman was meant to write.--Los Angeles Times

Diane Ackerman has surpassed even herself in her latest book, which is alternatingly funny, moving, and terrifying. This powerful thriller would be a great novel--except that it is true.--Jared Diamond