The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow

The Girl in the Green Sweater
Authors Krystyna Chiger & Daniel Paisner
Country United States
Language English
Genre Nonfiction
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Publication date
30 September 2008
Media type Hardcover
Pages 288 pp
ISBN 978-0-312-37656-7

The Girl in the Green Sweater, written by coauthors Krystyna Chiger and Daniel Paisner, was published by St. Martin’s Press in 2008.[1][2]

Synopsis

In order to avoid Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust in Ukraine, Krystyna Chiger and her family hide in the sewers of Lvov. In order to stay warm, Chiger's grandmother knits her a green sweater. The sweater is now located in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.[3]

Film adaptation

The book was made into a Polish film, In Darkness (2011), which was later nominated for an Academy Award in the category of best foreign language film.[4] Chiger was not notified or consulted during the filming, as director Agnieszka Holland did not realize there were any survivors.[5]

References

  1. "The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  2. "THE GIRL IN THE GREEN SWEATER". Kirkus Reviews. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. Linde, Steve (27 May 2012). "'Grandma, you are a celebrity!'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. Knegt, Peter. "2012 Oscar Predictions: Best Foreign Language Film". indiewire.com. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. Applebaum, Stephen (23 March 2012). "'These were terrible times': the true story behind In Darkness". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2014.


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