French
DeutschThe Nazi Officer's Wife
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| Author | Edith Hahn-Beer |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1999 |
| Publisher | Rob Weibach Books William Morrow and Company |
The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust is a 1999 autobiography by Austrian-born Edith Hahn-Beer. Written with the help of Susan Dworkin, the book's first edition was published by Rob Weibach Books and William Morrow and Company.[1] A documentary film based on the source material and starring Hahn-Beer herself was released in 2003. A revised version of the book was published in 2009.[2]
Translations[edit]
- German, as Ich ging durchs Feuer und brannte nicht : Eine aussergewöhnliche Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte (2002) [3]
- French, as La femme de l'officier nazi : comment une Juive survécut à l'Holocauste (2002) [4]
- Italian, as La moglie dell'ufficiale nazista (2003)
- Dutch, as De joodse bruid (2001) [5]
- Japanese, as ナチ将校の妻 : あるユダヤ人女性55年目の告白 (Nachi shōkō no tsuma : aru Yudayajin josei 55-nenme no kokuhaku) (2000) [6]
- Sinhalese, as Yuddhayē aturu katāvaka : (nāsi hamudā niladhāriya gē birinda) (2004).[7]
- Thai, as เมียนาซี (2005).
2003 documentary[edit]
Directed by Liz Garbus and written by Jack Youngelson, the 2003 documentary retelling of the book stars Hahn-Beer, who was approximately 90 years old at the time. The film features the voice of Julia Ormond and is narrated by Susan Sarandon.[8] In addition to being shown in movie theatres, the film was run on the American TV channel A&E on June 19, 2003. It was reviewed by several major newspapers, including The New York Times and the Boston Herald, and was nominated for a prime-time Emmy.[9]
Planned film adaptation[edit]
A film adaptation of The Nazi Officer's Wife was planned at one point in 2010. Directed by Mike Figgis, written by Charlie Stratton,[10] and Craig P. Sherman[11] and starring Eva Green, Thomas Kretschmann, and Alexandra Maria Lara, it was anticipated for release in 2011 but was never filmed.[11] Co-author Susan Dworkin reports that the movie rights are once again available.[12][13][14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Oops, something went wrong | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
- ^ "Hahn-Beer, Edith, 1914-2009". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Ich ging durchs Feuer und brannte nicht : ein aussergewöhnliche Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
- ^ "La femme de l'officier nazi comment une Juive survécut à l'Holocauste | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
- ^ "De joodse bruid | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
- ^ "ナチ将校の妻 : あるユダヤ人女性55年目の告白 = The Nazi officer's wife : how one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
- ^ "Yuddhayē aturu katāvaka : (nāsi hamudā niladhāriya gē birinda) | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
- ^ "The Nazi Officer's Wife". May 9, 2003 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Associated Press". USA Today.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database". IMDb.
- ^ a b "Internet Movie Database". IMDb.
- ^ Dworkin, Susan (Dec 10, 2015). "The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust". youtube.com. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Dworkin, Susan (4 April 2018). "The Nazi Officer's Wife". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Dworkin, Susan. "From the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. , Transcript". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
External links[edit]
- Edith Hahn collection
- Harper-Collins Reading Guide
- CNN review of the book
- Jerusalem Post review of the book
- New York Times review of the 2003 film
- Boston Herald review of the 2003 film