RUTH MAIER'S DIARY IN JOHANNESBURG

Subtitle: A Young Girl's Life Under Nazism Author: Ruth Maier Publisher: Harvill Secker () ISBN-13: Condition: Very Good Binding: Softcover Pages: 413 Dimensions: 21.8 x 15.2 x 3 cm +++ by Ruth Maier +++ Ruth Maier was born into a middle-class Jewish family in interwar Vienna. Following the Anschluss of Austria in March , the world of the substantial Viennese Jewish community crumbled. In early , her sister having left for England, Ruth emigrated to Norway and lived with a family in Lillestrom, about thirty miles from Oslo. Ruth Maier kept a diary from until she was deported to Auschwitz in at the age of twenty-two. Although she was only in her teens, she shows a sophisticated understanding of the political forces shaping Europe.   A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.  If you collect from one of our five branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.