Le sang de l'espoir

Synopsis of Le sang de l'espoir

«Le sang de l’espoir» is the autobiography of Samuel Pisar, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (350 pages, in French).

Samuel Pisar recalls in the first person his childhood in Poland, his time in the concentration camps and the liberation. From that experience, the author reflects on human resilience, the memory of the Holocaust and the need to maintain hope in order to build a peaceful future.

Originally published in 1979, the back cover of this edition includes comments by Alexandre Soljenitsyne, Robert Badinter, Willy Brandt and Moshé Dayan.

For readers interested in Holocaust testimonies, twentieth-century European history and first-person memoirs.