Saskia Vogel
1) And in the Vienna woods the trees remain: the heartbreaking true story of a family torn apart by war
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the August Prize, an intricate weave of documents, substantive narrative, and emotional commentary that centers on a young Jewish refugee's friendship with the future founder of IKEA. Otto Ullman, a Jewish boy, was sent from Austria to Swedenright before the outbreak of World War II. There he became best friends with Ingvar Kamprad, who would grow up to become the founder of IKEA. Despite the huge Swedish resistance to Jews, the thirteen-year-old...
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