The boxer: the true story of holocaust survivor harry haft, paperback/reinhard kleist

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 fiancee he left behind in Poland.

This is a powerful and moving graphic novel about love and the will to survive.