THE

KOMMANDANT'S

MISTRESS

a novel by

SHERRI SZEMAN

一位是納粹集中營的指揮官，一位則是被迫成為指揮官情婦的猶太女囚，兩人不尋常的關係，透過各自的觀點，以及針對兩人看似主觀的傳記百科註解，將之呈現在讀者面前。書末另收錄馬克西米連．恩斯特．馮．華瑟（Maximilian Ernst Von Walther）以及莉亞．莎拉．艾布朗森（Leah Sarah Abramson）生平。

The relationship between the Kommandant of a Nazi concentration camp and the Jewish woman inmate whom he forces to become his "mistress," is revealed from the perspectives of both protagonists, as well as from ostensibly objective biographical encyclopedia entries on each. 2nd edition (includes translations of Verdi's opera La Traviata). Arcade (Trade Paper) 2000.

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Sitting next to Ilse on the living room couch, Hans clapped.

'Dis you like that, Hans?' said Ilse, hugging him.

'You read very well, Ilse,' I said, smiling at her over my glass of cognac. 'Doesn't she read well, Marta?'

'Yes,' she said, knitting. 'Read Daddy the first part, Ilse, the part you read to me while I was fixing dinner.'

Ilse flipped through the pages, a pensive look on her face. The Christmas wreaths filled the room with the scent of pine. The shinning paper of the wrapped packages piled under the tree reflected the fire's light. The red sweater Marta was making covered her knees, and she rested her hands atop it. Hans, wearing his pajamas, waited patiently beside Ilse, his small hands folded on his legs. Ilse stopped turning the pages and smiles.

The German is a proud man,

A worker and a fighter.

The German is a proud man,

Beautiful and brave.

The German is a proud man,

Who hates the dirty Jew.

And here is a Jew, as all can see.

The vilest man that'll ever be.

'That's very good, Ilse,' I said.

'She didn't understand what 'vile' was,' said Marta, 'until I explained it to her.'

'Do you want to see the picture, Hans?'

Ilse leaned toward him and held the open book in front of him.

'Here's the beautiful German.'

Hans clapped his hands.

'And here's the filthy Jew.'

'What's that filthy Jewess doing here?' said Marta, and I looked up from my desk…

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雪莉．西茲曼 Sherri Szeman

Alexandria Constantinova Szeman (born Cheryl Lynn Clemans; 18 June 1956) is an American author of literary fiction (novels and short stories), poetry, true crime, memoir, and nonfiction. Her poetry and first three books were originally published under the pseudonym Sherri Szeman.

作者：雪莉．西茲曼 Sherri Szeman

版本：Second Edition

規格：平裝／Paperback，13.7 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm，278頁

出版商：HarperCollins

商標：HarperPerennial

出版日期：1994年05月01日

語言：英文

ISBN-10：0-06-092497-7

非新品書頁泛黃，附保護書套，不介意物品狀況再行購買。

Condition: Good. Pre-owned book never been read and is in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact as well. With dust jacket.

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