Návrat Z pekla – Vavřík Jan (2024)

A gripping story set during World War II in a concentration camp. How will these experiences affect a free life? Medical student Karel, who helps his father in the bakery, falls in love with the neighbor's daughter. A banal story, if it weren't for the outbreak of war and the fact that his beloved Maruška is Jewish. After the arrival of the Germans, Karel's wife, daughter, and son disappear in the concentration camp. Karel is tormented by guilt for not being able to prevent the transport of his wife and children to Terezín. Karel is also not spared from acts of betrayal, and he finds himself in the camp as well. By chance, he learns that his wife and children are in the same camp... ***** An exceptional, beautifully written book that vividly describes all the horrors of the world. Not gratuitously, as the narrative is interspersed with the strength of friendship, love for family, and solidarity. And also the question of how the experiences from the camp will affect future life. Will he meet his family again? Will he take revenge for all the injustices that life has brought him? The author heard the story from his grandmother's recounting.