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Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life
Sarah Kaminsky
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Description for Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life
Paperback. The gripping true story of a life-long forger working for the French Resistance and clandestine organizations, told to his daughter. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BM; JFSR1; JKVG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
[An] engrossing literary debut...Writing in Adolfo's voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy. - Kirkus Reviews Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life is worthy of the best spy novels and tells the story of Sarah Kaminsky's father, the genius-forger who committed his know-how and convictions to serve the French Resistance during World War II, saving thousands of Jewish families, and many others over the course of 30 years for various causes around the world. - TED.com A detailed and touching story traversing a century in clandestine shadow crossings, where Adolfo's skill meant life...or death. ... Read more
[An] engrossing literary debut...Writing in Adolfo's voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy. - Kirkus Reviews Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life is worthy of the best spy novels and tells the story of Sarah Kaminsky's father, the genius-forger who committed his know-how and convictions to serve the French Resistance during World War II, saving thousands of Jewish families, and many others over the course of 30 years for various causes around the world. - TED.com A detailed and touching story traversing a century in clandestine shadow crossings, where Adolfo's skill meant life...or death. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
DoppelHouse Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9780997003475
SKU
V9780997003475
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About Sarah Kaminsky
Sarah Kaminsky (b. 1979 in Sidi M'hamed, Algeria) is a French actor, screenwriter and author. She was 3 years old when she immigrated to France with her father, of Russian Jewish origins and carrying an Argentinean passport, and her mother Leila, a Tuareg Algerian. Her first book is the biography of her father, Adolfo Kaminsky, published by Editions Calmann-Levy in ... Read more
Reviews for Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life
[An] engrossing literary debut. ... Writing in Adolfo's voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy. - Kirkus Reviews Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life is worthy of the best spy novels and tells the story of Sarah Kaminsky's father, the genius-forger who committed his know-how and convictions to serve the French Resistance during World War II, saving ... Read more