The Boxer: The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft

Poland, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. When he is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers, Haft shows extraordinary strength and courage, and a determination to survive. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945, he makes a daring escape from the Nazis. After negotiating the turmoil of postwar Poland, Haft immigrates to the United States and establishes himself as a professional prizefighter, remaining undefeated until he faces heavy-weight champion Rocky Marciano in 1949. In The Boxer, Reinhard Kleist reveals another side to the steely Harry Haft: a man struggling to escape the memories of the fianc e he left behind in Poland. This is a powerful and moving graphic novel about love and the will to survive.

Author: Reinhard Kleist
Publisher: Selfmadehero
Published: 04/29/2014
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781906838775
ISBN10: 1906838771
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction | General
- Sports & Recreation | Boxing
- History | Modern | 20th Century | Holocaust

About the Author
Reinhard Kleist has written a number of critically acclaimed graphic novels, among them the award-winning biographies Havana: A Cuban Journey (2008), Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness (Abrams ComicArts, 2009), and Castro (2010). Kleist lives in Berlin, Germany.