József Debreczeni

A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time—from journalist, poet and survivor József Debreczeni. A literary diamond... A holocaust memoir worthy of Primo Levi THE TIMES A masterpiece NEW STATESMAN When József Debreczeni arrived in Auschwitz in 1944, had he been selected to go 'left', his life expectancy would have been approximately forty-five minutes. One of the...

Cold Crematorium, a lost classic of Holocaust literature, has been translated into English for the first time, 70 years after its original publication. József Debreczeni, the author, was not only a journalist and poet but also a survivor of the Holocaust. His work stands as a crystal-clear eyewitness account, chronicling the horrors he endured. 'A literary diamond... A Holocaust memoir...