Five Chimneys

A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz

De: Olga Lengyel

Narrado por: Jennifer Wydra

Olga Lengyel tells, frankly and without compromise, one of the most horrifying stories of all time. This true, documented chronicle is the intimate, day-to-day record of a beautiful woman who survived the nightmare of Auschwitz and Birchenau. This book is a necessary reminder of one of the ugliest chapters in the history of human civilization.

It was a shocking experience. It is a shocking book.

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Heart wrenching real life account of a brave woman

I loved this book and it brought tears to my eyes. Very Powerful! The narrator was excellent and I would recommend this to anyone.

compelling story

well written account of a horrible atrocity in world history. Narration could have been better.

She lived to bear witness

Olga Lengyel asserts at the beginning of this book that the murder of her son's and her parents are her fault. Not true. Not even remotely close to the truth. I wish I could absolve this remarkable woman of whatever guilt she felt. Her family was murdered in Birkenau, in the gas chambers established by the Germans. She was a very beautiful woman, a fact that she could have used to help herself in the camp but she refused. Mrs. Lengyel was a non Jew and that did aid her survival, somewhat. Her main goal, the point of her desperate struggle to survive was to bear witness to the murder she witnessed every single day, to the endless torture and humiliation inflicted on human beings, the slow starvation, the endless misery. Highly recommended. I also wish to add what an outstanding job Jennifer Wydra does narrating this book. I do not believe anyone could have done a better job. She was exceptional.

Strong Woman

wow..to take such streth into my own life. amazing story of the will to live

Good story

I enjoyed the story as horrific as many of the accounts were. The accent of the narrator was a distraction as others have mentioned and unnecessary. She should have read it without. Worth a listen though.

Very well written, excellent, detailed memory

Excellent author, she succeeded in her quest to commit to memory so many details of her excruciating time under the Nazis in the prison camps. Interesting details about the different SS around her, things I had not read before. Such a horrible event, she does justice to sharing it to the world

Insightful

Very descriptive and informative details of a horrific time Very insightful and interesting at times hard to comprehend the pain and sadness that the Jews and others had to endure

The absolute horror of it all,

Presenting was very good, man’s inhumanity so sad. Narrator was excellent. What happened to the camp after the war?

Things that must not be forgotten

Amazingly detailed story of absolute horror and the endurance of the human spirit. A testament of how deeply people can be corrupted by propaganda to take part in such heinous atrocities against others.

Excellent production

An excellent production, both the story itself and the narration. The book is well-written, and although it covers such horrors, it still reflects the hope and resilience of so many prisoners.