Fateless

Gyuri, a fourteen-year-old Hungarian Jew witnesses his father signing over the family timber business to the firm's bookkeeper - before being sent to a labour camp. Two months later, Gyuri finds himself assigned to a 'permanent workplace', but within a fortnight he is pulled off a bus and detained. This is the start of his journey to Auschwitz.

„In timp ce cititorul obisnuit nu se poate preface cu adevarat sa inteleaga realitatea celor care au suferit in lagarele de concentrare, Kertesz ne atrage cu un pas mai aproape” ObserverGyuri, un evreu maghiar in varsta de paisprezece ani, primeste ziua libera de la scoala pentru a asista la tatal sau semnand peste afacere cu lemn de familie - actul sau final inainte de a fi trimis intr-un lagar de munca.