Jonathan Freedland: The Man Who Escaped Auschwitz
Imagine trying to escape from Auschwitz as a teenager, hiding for three days, while 3,000 SS and their bloodhounds search for you. This is the story of Rudolf Vrba, whose report on the atrocity of Auschwitz reached Roosevelt, Churchill and the Pope, saving hundreds of thousands of Jewish lives. In his unforgettable new book, The Escape Artist, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Freedland recounts Vrba’s heroic mission.
Book Festival News
Book Festival reveals first author events for 2024Sunday 14 April
Watch more
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Dipo Faloyin & Howard W French: Africa's Rich Diversity
Monique Roffey: Conjuring the Spirit of the Caribbean
How We Kept The Conversation Going in 2020
Caleb Azumah Nelson: Diving into Black Culture
Esther Gerritsen & Amy Mason (2015 Event)
Tracy Chevalier speaks to Clare Hunter at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Christopher de Bellaigue: A Life That Changed History
Michel Faber: The ‘Evil Is In The ‘Etail
Jenny Erpenbeck: Freedom Came at a Price
Can Artists Still Break the Rules? Revisiting Strategy: Get Arts