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My grandfather would have shot me a Black woman discovers her family's Nazi past

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"The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted [by Ralph Fiennes] in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.

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Main Authors: Teege, Jennifer, 1970- (Author), Sellmair, Nikola, 1971- (Author)
Other Authors: Sommer, Carolin (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
German
Published: New York : The Experiment, [2015]
Subjects:
Teege, Jennifer, > 1970-
Teege, Jennifer, > 1970- > Family.
Grandchildren of war criminals > Germany > Biography.
Racially mixed people > Germany > Biography.
Göth, Amon, > 1908-1946 > Family.
Nazis > Family relationships.
Concentration camp commandants > Family relationships.
Płaszów (Concentration camp)
Teege, Jennifer, > 1970- > Travel > Poland.
Teege, Jennifer, > 1970- > Homes and haunts > Israel.
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Summary:"The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted [by Ralph Fiennes] in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Translation of: Amon : mein Grossvater hätte mich erschossen.
Physical Description:221 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 217-221).
ISBN:9781615192533 (hbk.)
1615192530 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Jennifer Teege worked in advertising for 16 years before becoming an author. For four years in her twenties she lived in Israel, where she became fluent in Hebrew. She graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in Middle Eastern and African studies. Teege lives in Germany with her husband and two sons. A New York Times and international bestseller, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me is her first book.



This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau .

Nikola Sellmair graduated from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and has worked in Hong Kong, Washington, DC, Israel, and Palestine. She has been a reporter in Hamburg at Germany's Stern magazine since 2000. Her work has received many awards, including the German-Polish Journalist Award, for the first-ever article about Jennifer Teege's singular story.

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