Book Review - I Escaped From Auschwitz by Rudolph Vrba

I first read this book in my second year of University, while researching for an essay about Nazi Germany. Since then I have read a number of memoirs/auto-biographies about Auschwitz but none have been as informative and gripping as Vrba's account. 

The book tells of his life before, during, and after Auschwitz. You are taken from his youthful days in Slovakia, through his internment in the concentration camps, to his escape with Alfred Wetzler, where they managed to inform the world of what was happening. This book provides an accurate account of their experiences, which was unfortunately used too late to save many thousands of Hungarians, but nevertheless helped countless others. 

The writing is engaging throughout, and I truly learned a lot from reading Vrba's account. Filled with the horrors and sufferings that were forced onto so many, it is surprising to find his sense of humour alive throughout the book.

Personally I think that everyone, with any interest in the trials of humanity, should read this book.