Ghetto Within

An effort to understand the ways in which his grandfather’s silence continues to affect the generations that followed,The Ghetto Within is a powerful new addition to Holocaust canon, a stunning introduction of an essential new voice to English readers.

Reviews

"Even in extremes of emotion. . . . Amigorena offers controlled, lucid prose . . . [an] affecting portrait that points to immeasurable collateral damage." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Coupled with the themes of exile and the struggle for Jewish identity, [Amigorena] brilliantly parallels the plight of the forsaken victims within the ghetto and Vicente’s sense of helplessness, as if he, too, were enclosed by walls." — Library Journal (starred review)"Santiago Amigorena... [pushes] compassion to the limits of narrative possibility." — Le Monde"Behold . . . a sensational novel whose striking voice lingers long after closing the book." — Le Figaro"[The Ghetto Within is] an emotional tribute ... layered with soul-searching prose and stark history.” — Christian Science Monitor